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import textract

text = textract.process('ethanfrome11.pdf', method = 'tesseract')
book1 = (text)
from nltk.tokenize import sent_tokenize, word_tokenize

text = textract.process('ethanfrome22.pdf', method = 'tesseract')
book2 = (text)
from nltk.tokenize import sent_tokenize, word_tokenize

import difflib
import nltk
import re

text = textract.process('ethanfrome11.pdf', method = 'tesseract')
book1 = text.decode()

text = textract.process('ethanfrome22.pdf', method = 'tesseract')
book2 = text.decode()

from nltk.tokenize import sent_tokenize, word_tokenize
from IPython.core.display import HTML

words1 = nltk.word_tokenize(book1)
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191ETHAN
192FROME
193BY
194EDITH
195WHARTON
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121,
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130November
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134,
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137,
1381916
139;
140April
141,
14219173
143February
144,
1451919
146February
147,
1481920
149;
150August
151,
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153.
154Limited
155edition
156published
215October157October
216,158,
n2171911n1591922
2182160.
219De161Introduction
220ETHAN162dj
221FROME163had
222HAD164known
165something
166of
167New
168England
169village
170life
171long
172before
173I
174made
175my
176home
177in
178the
179same
180county
181as
182my
183imaginary
184Starkfield
185;
186though
187,
188during
189the
190years
191spent
192there
193,
194certain
195of
196its
197aspects
198became
199much
200more
201familiar
202to
203me
204.
205Even
206before
207that
208final
209initiation
210,
211however
212,
213I
214had
215had
216an
217uneasy
218sense
219that
220the
221New
222England
223of
224fiction
225bore
226little—except
227a
228vague
229botanical
230and
231dialectical—resemblance
232to
233the
234harsh
235and
236beautiful
237land
238as
239I
240had
241seen
242it
243.
244Even
245the
246abundant
247enumer-
248ation
249of
250sweet-fern
251,
252asters
253and
254mountain-laurel
255,
256and
257the
258conscientious
259reproduction
260of
261the
262vernacu-
263lar
264,
265left
266me
267with
268the
269feeling
270that
271the
272outcropping
273granite
274had
275in
276both
277cases
278been
279overlooked
280.
281I
282give
283the
284impression
285merely
286as
287a
288personal
289one
290;
291it
292accounts
293for
294Ethan
295Frome
296,
297and
298may
299,
300to
301some
302readers
303,
304in
305a
306measure
307justify
308it
309.
310So
311much
312for
313the
314origin
315of
316the
317story
318;
319there
320is
321noth-
322ing
323else
324of
325interest
326to
327say
328of
329it
330,
331except
332as
333concerns
334its
335construction
336.
337Il
338The
339problem
340before
341me
342,
343as
344I
345saw
346in
347the
348first
349flash
350,
351was
352this
353:
354I
355had
356to
357deal
358with
359a
360subject
361of
362which
363the
364dramatic
365climax
366,
367or
368rather
369the
370anti-climax
371,
372occurs
373@
374generation
375later
376than
377the
378first
379acts
380of
381the
382tragedy
383.
384This
385enforced
386lapse
387of
388time
389would
390seem
391to
392anyone
393persuaded—as
394I
395have
396always
397been—that
398every
399sub-
400ject
401(
402in
403the
404novelist
405
406s
407sense
408of
409the
410term
411)
412implicitly
413contains
414its
415own
416form
417and
418dimensions
419,
420to
421mark
422
423Ethan
424Frome
425
426as
427the
428subject
429for
430a
431novel
432.
433But
434I
435never
436thought
437this
438for
439a
440moment
441,
442for
443I
444had
445felt
446,
447at
448the
449same
450time
451,
452that
453the
454theme
455of
456my
457tale
458was
459not
460one
461on
462which
463many
464variations
465could
466be
467played
468.
469It
470must
471be
472treated
473as
474starkly
475and
476summarily
477as
478life
479had
480always
481presented
482itself
483to
484my
485protagonists
486;
487any
488at-
489tempt
490to
491elaborate
492and
493complicate
494their
495sentiments
496would
497necessarily
498have
499falsified
500the
501whole
502.
503They
504were
505,
506in
507truth
508,
509these
510figures
511,
512my
513granite
514outcrop-
515pings
516;
517but
518balf-emerged
519from
520the
521soil
522,
523and
524scarcely
525more
526articulate
527.
528This
529incompatibility
530between
531subject
532and
533plan
534would
535perbaps
536have
537seemed
538to
539suggest
540that
541my
542
543situation
544
545was
546after
547all
548one
549to
550be
551rejected
552.
553Every
554novelist
555bas
556been
557visited
558by
559the
560insinuating
561wraiths
562of
563false
564
565good
566situations
567,
568
569siren-subjects
570luring
571his
572cockle-shell
573to
574the
575rocks
576;
577their
578voice
579is
580oftenest
581heard
582,
583ul
584and
585their
586mirage-sea
587bebeld
588,
589as
590he
591traverses
592the
593waterless
594desert
595which
596awaits
597him
598half-way
599through
600whatever
601work
602is
603actually
604in
605band
606.
607I
608knew
609well
610enough
611what
612song
613those
614sirens
615sang
616,
617and
618had
619often
620tied
621myself
622to
623my
624dull
625job
626till
627they
628were
629out
630of
631bear-
632ing—perbaps
633carrying
634a
635lost
636masterpiece
637in
638their
639rainbow
640veils
641.
642But
643I
644bad
645no
646such
647fear
648of
649them
650in
651the
652case
653of
654Ethan
655Frome
656.
657It
658was
659the
660first
661subject
662I
663had
664ever
665approached
666with
667full
668confidence
669in
670its
671value
672,
673for
674my
675own
676purpose
677,
678and
679a
680relative
681faith
682in
683my
684power
685to
686render
687at
688least
689a
690part
691of
692what
693I
694saw
695in
696it
697.
698Every
699novelist
700,
701again
702,
703who
704
705intends
706upon
707
708his
709art
710,
711bas
712lit
713upon
714such
715subjects
716,
717and
718been
719fascinated
720by
721the
722difficulty
723of
724presenting
725them
726in
727the
728fullest
729relief
730,
731yet
732without
733an
734added
735ornament
736,
737or
738a
739trick
740of
741drapery
742or
743lighting
744.
745This
746was
747my
748task
749,
750if
751I
752were
753to
754tell
755the
756story
757of
758Ethan
759Frome
760;
761and
762my
763scheme
764of
765construction—which
766met
767with
768the
769immediate
770and
771unqualified
772disapproval
773of
774the
775few
776friends
777to
778whom
779I
780tentatively
781outlined
782it—I
783still
784think
785justified
786in
787the
788given
789case
790.
791It
792appears
793to
794me
795,
796indeed
797,
798that
799,
800while
801an
802air
803of
804artificiality
805is
806lent
807to
808a
809tale
810of
811complex
812and
813sophisticated
814people
815which
816the
817novelist
818causes
819to
820be
821guessed
822at
823and
824interpreted
825by
826any
827mere
828looker-
829on
830,
831there
832need
833be
834no
835such
836drawback
837if
838the
839looker-on
840Iv
841is
842sophisticated
843,
844and
845the
846people
847he
848interprets
849are
850simple
851.
852If
853be
854is
855capable
856of
857seeing
858all
859around
860them
861,
862no
863violence
864is
865done
866to
867probability
868in
869allowing
870bim
871to
872exercise
873this
874faculty
875;
876it
877is
878natural
879enough
880that
881be
882should
883act
884as
885the
886sympathizing
887intermediary
888be-
889tween
890his
891rudimentary
892characters
893and
894the
895more
896complicated
897minds
898to
899whom
900he
901is
902trying
903to
904present
905them
906.
907But
908this
909is
910all
911self-evident
912,
913and
914needs
915explain-
916ing
917only
918to
919those
920who
921have
922never
923thought
924of
925fiction
926as
927an
928art
929of
930composition
931.
932The
933real
934merit
935of
936my
937construction
938seems
939to
940me
941to
942lie
943in
944a
945minor
946detail
947.
948I
949had
950to
951find
952means
953to
954bring
955my
956tragedy
957,
958in
959a
960way
961at
962once
963natural
964and
965picture-
966making
967,
968to
969the
970knowledge
971of
972its
973narrator
974.
975I
976might
977have
978sat
979him
980down
981before
982a
983village
984gossip
985who
986would
987have
988poured
989out
990the
991whole
992affair
993to
994him
995in
996a
997breath
998,
999but
1000in
1001doing
1002this
1003I
1004should
1005have
1006been
1007false
1008to
1009two
1010essential
1011elements
1012of
1013my
1014picture
1015:
1016first
1017,
1018the
1019deep-rooted
1020reticence
1021and
1022inarticulateness
1023of
1024the
1025people
1026I
1027was
1028trying
1029to
1030draw
1031,
1032and
1033secondly
1034the
1035effect
1036of
1037
1038roundness
1039
1040(
1041in
1042the
1043plastic
1044sense
1045)
1046produced
1047by
1048letting
1049their
1050case
1051be
1052seen
1053through
1054eyes
1055as
1056different
1057as
1058those
1059of
1060Harmon
1061Gow
1062and
1063Mrs.
1064Ned
1065Hale
1066.
1067Each
1068of
1069my
1070chroniclers
1071contributes
1072to
1073the
1074narrative
1075just
1076so
1077much
1078as
1079he
1080or
1081she
1082is
1083capable
1084of
1085understanding
1086v
1087of
1088what
1089,
1090to
1091them
1092,
1093is
1094a
1095complicated
1096and
1097mysterious
1098case
1099;
1100and
1101only
1102the
1103narrator
1104of
1105the
1106tale
1107has
1108scope
1109enough
1110to
1111see
1112it
1113all
1114,
1115to
1116resolve
1117it
1118back
1119into
1120sim
1121,
1122iplicity
1123,
1124and
1125to
1126put
1127it
1128in
1129its
1130rightful
1131place
1132among
1133his
1134larger
1135categories
1136.
1137I
1138make
1139no
1140claim
1141for
1142originality
1143in
1144following
1145a
1146method
1147of
1148which
1149
1150La
1151Grande
1152Bretéche
1153
1154and
1155
1156The
1157Ring
1158and
1159the
1160Book
1161
1162had
1163set
1164me
1165the
1166magnificent
1167example
1168;
1169my
1170one
1171merit
1172is
1173,
1174perhaps
1175,
1176to
1177have
1178guessed
1179that
1180the
1181proceeding
1182there
1183employed
1184was
1185also
1186appli-
1187cable
1188to
1189my
1190small
1191tale
1192.
1193I
1194have
1195written
1196this
1197brief
1198analysis—the
1199first
1200I
1201have
1202ever
1203published
1204of
1205any
1206of
1207my
1208books—because
1209,
1210as
1211an
1212author
1213's
1214introduction
1215to
1216bis
1217work
1218,
1219I
1220can
1221imagine
1222nothing
1223of
1224any
1225value
1226to
1227his
1228readers
1229except
1230a
1231state-
1232ment
1233as
1234to
1235why
1236he
1237decided
1238to
1239attempt
1240the
1241work
1242in
1243question
1244,
1245and
1246why
1247he
1248selected
1249one
1250form
1251rather
1252than
1253another
1254for
1255its
1256embodiment
1257.
1258These
1259primary
1260aims
1261,
1262the
1263only
1264ones
1265that
1266can
1267be
1268explicitly
1269stated
1270,
1271must
1272,
1273by
1274the
1275artist
1276,
1277be
1278almost
1279instinctively
1280felt
1281and
1282acted
1283upon
1284before
1285there
1286can
1287pass
1288into
1289his
1290creation
1291that
1292im-
1293ponderable
1294something
1295more
1296which
1297causes
1298life
1299to
1300cir-
1301culate
1302in
1303it
1304,
1305and
1306preserves
1307it
1308for
1309a
1310little
1311from
1312decay
1313.
1314Evita
1315Wuarton
1316.
1317March
1318313t
1319,
13201922
1321.
1322Ethan
1323Frome
1324I
1325HaD
223the1326the
224story1327story
225,1328,
226bit1329bit
227by1330by
292pavement1395pavement
293to1396to
294the1397the
295white1398white
296colonnade1399colonnade
n297;n1400:
298and1401and
299you1402you
300must1403must
301have1404have
302asked1405asked
336the1439the
337most1440most
338striking1441striking
339figure1442figure
340in1443in
n341Stark-n1444Starkfield
342field
343,1445,
344though1446though
345he1447he
346was1448was
347but1449but
369natives1471natives
3701472
371were1473were
372easily1474easily
373singled1475singled
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374out1477out
375by1478by
376their1479their
377lank1480lank
378longitude1481longitude
393,1496,
394in1497in
395spite1498spite
396of1499of
397a1500a
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401ETHAN
402FROME
403lameness1501lameness
404checking1502checking
405each1503each
406step1504step
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1507Frome
407like1508like
408the1509the
409jerk1510jerk
410of1511of
411a1512a
479on1580on
480his1581his
481line1582line
482.1583.
4831584
n484Ten1585He
4851586
486s1587s
487looked1588looked
488that1589that
489way1590way
507,1608,
5081609
509Harmon1610Harmon
510threw1611threw
511out1612out
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512between1614tween
513rem-
514iniscent1615reminiscent
515pauses1616pauses
516.1617.
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5181619
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519smash-up1621smash-up
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522was—I1624was—I
523gathered1625gathered
538s1640s
539forehead1641forehead
540,1642,
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542so1644so
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544ened
545and1646and
546warped1647warped
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548right1649right
549side1650side
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17473Ethan
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16664evitable17585inevitable
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17714Ethan
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16910That17828That
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1721118124
17212Well18125Well
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17261Hale18177Hale
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17305he18221he
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17309The18226The
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18423Ethan
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17570cupolo18481cupolo
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1763218543
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1778018691
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nn18693Frome
186947
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17832Starkfield18741Starkfield
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17944The18852The
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17984ture18892parture
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17986Bettsbridge18894Bettsbridge
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1801583
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18098kiss19003kiss
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1823184
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18496ETHAN19396ETHAN
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18511.19411.
nn1941280
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18613,19516,
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18632into19534into
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1875519653
nn19654Ethan
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18757answered19658answered
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18760in19661in
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18831door19732door
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18833,19734,
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1887387
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18875ETHAN
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18909trous19805lustrous
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22351together.23208gether.
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22356reality23213reality
22363to23220to
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23226Ethan
23227Frome
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22370His23230His
22371body23231body
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22402of23262of
22403mood23263mood
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22687ETHAN
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23579passage
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23583candle
23584and
23585blow
23586out
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23590Ethan
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22747hand23599hand
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23001.23847.
23002.23848.
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23029come23875come
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23033ETHAN
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23095therefore23938therefore
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23142abling23984enabling
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23256107
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23258ETHAN
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23262He24099He
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23289dresser24126dresser
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24130Frome
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23499ETHAN
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24390101
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24543ll
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23716109
23717]
23718ETHAN
23719FROME
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23755Flats24592Flats
23756.24593.
2375724594
23758I24595I
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23759'll24597ll
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23794un-24632un-
nn24633102
24634Etthan
24635Frome
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23813Eady24654Eady
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23873Ethan24714Ethan
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23913.24756.
23914But24757But
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23918ll
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2393710
23938]
23939ETHAN
23940FROME
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n23942Tn24778Tm
23943
23944m
23945obliged24779obliged
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2396624800
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23975Denis24810Denis
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23990s24825s
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23992could24827could
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24029.24863.
24030Here24864Here
24031,24865,
24032after24866after
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24033considerable24868siderable
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24035,24870,
24036and24871and
24037sympathetic24872sympathetic
24038questions24873questions
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24040to24875to
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24877Frome
24878103
24041what24879what
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n24089In24927T
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2409324931
24094t24932t
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24110the24948the
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24139Once24977Once
24140or24978or
24141twice24979twice
24142,24980,
n24143hear-n24981hearing
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24145sleigh-bells24982sleigh-bells
24146,24983,
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24150head24987head
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24152fancying24989fancying
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24154111
24155]
24156ETHAN
24157FROME
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24206most25039most
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25041tory
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24264to25098to
24265him25099him
24266.25100.
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25102Ethan
25103Frome
2426725104
24268See25105See
24269,25106,
24270here25107here
24271,25108,
24356not25193not
24357in25194in
24358the25195the
24359barn25196barn
24360!25197!
n24361n25198
24362Ethan25199Ethan
24363stammered25200stammered
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24366ue
24367]
24368ETHAN
24369FROME
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24371Jotham25203Jotham
24372Powell25204Powell
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24390with25222with
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24392,25224,
2439325225
nn25226she
25227explained
25228.
24394He25229He
24395gazed25230gazed
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24406in25241in
24407the25242the
24408rainy25243rainy
24409winter25244winter
24410twilight25245twilight
n24411.n
24412she
24413explained
24414.25246.
2441525247
24416How25248How
24417is25249is
24418she25250she
24460say25292say
24461anything25293anything
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2446325295
2446425296
n24465No.n25297No
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24467Ethan25300Ethan
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24469out25302out
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24486Don25319Don
2448725320
24488t25321t
24489fret25322fret
24490;25323;
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2449225325
n24493'lln25326ll
24494come25327come
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24499in25332in
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24501night25334night
24502,25335,
2450325336
nn25337Ethan
25338Frome
25339105
24504he25340he
24505said25341said
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24507He25343He
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24519barn25355barn
24520to25356to
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24524.25360.
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2457125407
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24588113
24589]
24590ETHAN
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24631I25463I
24632guess25464guess
24633I25465I
n24634n
24635ll25466'll
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24640Ethan25471Ethan
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n24692n
24693ll25523'll
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24748knew25579knew
24749that25580that
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25582Ethan
25583Frome
24750in25584in
24751such25585such
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24753the25587the
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24787vious25620previous
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25629fully
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24810its25644its
n24811[n
24812114
24813]
24814ETHAN
24815FROME
24816warmth25645warmth
24817,25646,
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24846the25675the
24847night25676night
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n24851TIn25680T
24852guess25681guess
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2486211525691=
24863]
24864Vit
24865THAN
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24868into25694into
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24906moment25732moment
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24908s25734s
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25736tion
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n24931sittingn25758sit-
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25047116
25048]
25049ETHAN
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25058:25881:
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n25060In25883T
25061presume25884presume
25062you25885you
2506325886
25064re25887re
25065tired25888tired
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25067the25890the
25068long25891long
25069ride.25892ride.
2507025893
nn25894108
25895Ethan
25896Frome
2507125897
25072Turning25898Turning
25073her25899her
25074head25900head
25075at25901at
25076this25902this
25077,25903,
25078she25904she
25079answered25905answered
n25080solemnlyn25906solemn-
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25081:25908:
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n25083Tn25910I
2508425911
25085m25912m
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25178I26005I
2517926006
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n25182com-n
25183plications26009complications
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2518526011
25186she26012she
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25268to26094to
25269and26095and
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25274uz
25275]
25276ETHAN
25277FROME
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25303with26124with
25304such26125such
25305thoughts26126thoughts
25306.26127.
2530726128
n25308Isn26129Ts
25309that26130that
25310what26131what
25311the26132the
25312new26133new
25313doctor26134doctor
25321instinctively26142instinctively
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25323his26144his
25324voice26145voice
25325.26146.
nn26147Ethan
26148Frome
26149109
2532626150
25327Yes26151Yes
25328.26152.
25329He26153He
25330says26154says
25346,26170,
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25475118
25476]
25477ETHAN
25478FROME
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25505Shadd26325Shadd
2550626326
25507s26327s
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25509and26329and
n25510Betts-n26330Bettsbridge
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25512for26331for
25513consultations26332consultations
25514.26333.
25515Eliza26334Eliza
25516Spears26335Spears
25517was26336was
n25518wast-n26337wasting
25519ing
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25522kidney26340kidney
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25558just26376just
25559what26377what
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26379Ethan
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25560he26381he
25561tells26382tells
25562you26383you
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25636girl26457girl
25637.26458.
25638He26459He
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25701119
25702]
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25710She26526She
2571126527
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25713be26529be
25714over26530over
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25716after-26532row
25717noon.26533afternoon.
2571826534
25719Wrath26535Wrath
25720and26536and
25721dismay26537dismay
25722contended26538contended
25768Bettsbridge26584Bettsbridge
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25770a26586a
25771plot26587plot
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25774tween26589between
25775herself26590herself
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25795predominated26610predominated
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nn26612Ethan
26613Frome
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25798If26616If
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2589226710
25893been26711been
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25898that26716that
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25921120
25922]
25923ETHAN
25924FROME
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25926You26739You
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26052s26865s
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26054stood26867stood
26055grimly26868grimly
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26870Ethan
26871Frome
26056out26872out
26057against26873against
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26059uncurtained26875uncurtained
26060pane26876pane
26061,26877,
26062which26878which
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26070It26886It
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26093he26909he
26094had26910had
26095lost26911lost
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26097irretrievable26913irretrievable
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26100descending26917descending
26101to26918to
26102the26919the
26103level26920level
26104of26921of
n26105recriminationn26922recrimina-
26923tion
26106.26924.
26107But26925But
26108the26926the
26109practical26927practical
26110problem26928problem
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26116be26934be
26117dealt26935dealt
26118with26936with
26119.26937.
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26121121
26122]
26123ETHAN
26124FROME
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26126You26939You
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26159The26972The
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26163'll26977ll
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26165my26979my
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26180He26994He
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26202He27017He
26203checked27018checked
26204himself27019himself
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n26206,n27021.
2620727022
26208You27023You
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2621027025
26211n27026n
26226do27041do
26227everything27042everything
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2623327047
26234She27048She
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26237:27051:
2623827052
26239You27053You
n26240n
26241re27054're
26242neglecting27055neglecting
26243the27056the
26244farm27057farm
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26274almshouse27087almshouse
26275and27088and
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27093.
27094.
26280I27095I
26281guess27096guess
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26284s27099s
26311.27126.
26312That27127That
26313settles27128settles
26314it.27129it.
2631527130
nn27131Ethan
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27133113
26316There27134There
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26318a27136a
26319moment27137moment
2632027138
26349to27167to
26350get27168get
26351fifty27169fifty
26352dollars27170dollars
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26354Andrew27173drew
26355Hale27174Hale
26356for27175for
26357that27176that
26358lumber.27177lumber.
2635927178
26364pays27183pays
26365under27184under
26366three27185three
26367months.27186months.
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n26369[n
26370122
26371]
26372ETHAN
26373FROME
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26411told27225told
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26413yesterday27227yesterday
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26416d
26417fixed27230fixed
26418it27231it
26419up27232up
26420with27233with
26421him27234him
2655327366
26554t27367t
26555be27368be
26556helped27369helped
26557.27370.
nn27371114
27372Ethan
27373Frome
26558You27374You
n26559n
26560re27375're
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26562poor27377poor
26563man27378man
2656427379
26565s27380s
26588,27403,
26589as27404as
26590if27405if
26591reflecting27406reflecting
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n26593[n
26594123
26595]
26596ETHAN
26597FROME
26598her27408her
26599arms27409arms
26600stretched27410stretched
26601along27411along
26602the27412the
2661427424
26615Oh27425Oh
26616,27426,
26617I27427I
26618guess27428guess
n26619wen27429we'll
26620
26621ll
26622make27430make
26623out27431out
26624,27432,
2662527433
26626she27434she
26664spoke27472spoke
26665,27473,
26666seemed27474seemed
26667to27475to
26668be27476be
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26680to27489to
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26682:27491:
2668327492
n26684'Theren27493There
26685
26686ll27494'll
26687be27495be
26688Mattie27496Mattie
2668927497
26690s27498s
26691board27499board
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26796beginning27604beginning
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26798the27606the
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27608sion
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26801had27610had
26802instinctively27611instinctively
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26804the27613the
26805mention27614mention
26806of27615of
nn27616Ethan
27617Frome
27618115
26807Mattie27619Mattie
2680827620
26809s27621s
n26810[n
26811124
26812]
26813ETHAN
26814FROME
26815name27622name
26816,27623,
26817fearing27624fearing
26818he27625he
26819hardly27626hardly
26820knew27627knew
26821what27628what
26822:27629:
26823criticism27630criticism
26824,27631,
n26825com-n
26826plaints27632complaints
26827,27633,
26828or27634or
26829vague27635vague
26830allusions27636allusions
26831to27637to
26832the27638the
26833imminent27639imminent
n26834proba-n27640probability
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26836of27641of
26837her27642her
26838marrying27643marrying
26839.27644.
26840But27645But
27061with27866with
27062an27867an
27063effort27868effort
27064and27869and
27065opened27870opened
n27066[n
27067125
27068]
27069ETHAN
27070FROME
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27072door27872door
27073.27873.
2707427874
27075Go27875Go
27089I27889I
2709027890
27091m27891m
27092coming.27892coming.
2709327893
nn27894116
27895Ethan
27896Frome
27094He27897He
27095heard27898heard
27096her27899her
2709727900
27098All27901All
27123wife27926wife
2712427927
27125s27928s
27126attitude27929attitude
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27128unchanged27932changed
27129,27933,
27130her27934her
27131face27935face
27132inexorable27936inexorable
27133,27937,
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27153do27957do
27154it27958it
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27157?27961?
2715827962
2715927963
27160Do27964Do
27161what27965what
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27232to28036to
27233.28037.
27234You28038You
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2726428066
27265ll28067ll
27266say28068say
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27296.28098.
27297Then28099Then
27298she28100she
n27299re-n
27300plied28101replied
27301in28102in
27302the28103the
27303same28104same
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27305voice28106voice
27306:28107:
2730728108
27308I28109I
27309know28110know
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27312126
27313]
27314ETHAN
27315FROME
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27369sinews28167sinews
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27430such28228such
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27433.28230.
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27435You28232You
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27470reason28267reason
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27472replied28269replied
27473impartially28270impartially
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27476The28273The
27477girl28274girl
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28280bridge
27483to-morrow28281to-morrow
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27485and28283and
27486I28284I
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27495wheres28292somewheres
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27530127
27531]
27532ETHAN
27533FROME
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27539evil28331evil
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n27599Mattien28391Mat-
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27601her28394her
27602relation28395relation
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27610means28403means
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28405Ethan
28406Frome
27611by28407by
27612which28408which
27613he28409he
27614could28410could
27615compel28411compel
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27729.28525.
2773028526
27731You28527You
2773228528
n27733ren
27734—you28529re—you
2773528530
27736re28531re
27737not28532not
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27760bed28555bed
27761a28556a
27762little28557little
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27764128
27765]
27766ETHAN
27767FROME
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27770,28559,
2777128560
27772she28561she
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27857be28646be
27858starving.28647starving.
2785928648
27860She28649She
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28651Frome
28652119
27862covered28653uncovered
27863the28654the
27864pie28655pie
27865and28656and
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2794728738
27948s28739s
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27950.28741.
27951Only28742Only
n27952I—n28743I~
2795328744
27954He28745He
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27956his28747his
27957plate28748plate
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27963chair28754chair
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27965and28756and
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27969129
27970]
27971ETHAN
27972FROME
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27975to28761to
27976her28762her
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28028his28814his
28029cheek28815cheek
28030like28816like
28031netted28817netted
n28032butterfliesn28818butter-
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28033.28820.
2803428821
28035What28822What
28036is28823is
28037it—what28824it—what
28051at28838at
28052last28839last
28053and28840and
28054was28841was
28055drinking28842drinking
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28057consciousness28843unconsciousness
28058of28844of
28059everything28845everything
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28061the28847the
28062joy28848joy
28071,28857,
28072caught28858caught
28073in28859in
28074the28860the
28075same28861same
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28863Ethan
28864Frome
28076strong28865strong
28077current28866current
28078;28867;
28079then28868then
28080she28869she
28175shame28964shame
28176at28965at
28177his28966his
28178lack28967lack
28179of28968of
n28180[n
28181130
28182]
28183ETHAN
28184FROME
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28187flinging28971flinging
28188the28972the
28189news28973news
28190at28974at
28191her28975her
28192so28976so
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28193brutally28978tally
28194.28979.
28195His28980His
28196head28981head
28197reeled28982reeled
28198and28983and
28199he28984he
28200had28985had
28201to28986to
28202support28987support
n28203himselfn28988him-
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28206table28992table
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28208All28994All
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28210while28996while
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28212felt28998felt
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28220,29005,
28322the29107the
28323house—not29108house—not
28324for29109for
28325months——29110months——
2832629111
nn29112Ethan
29113Frome
29114121
28327He29115He
28328paused29116paused
28329,29117,
28330his29118his
28331eyes29119eyes
28332wandering29120wandering
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28334her29122her
n28335miser-n29123miserably
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28337.29124.
28338She29125She
28339stood29126stood
28340silent29127silent
28341a29128a
28350branch29137branch
28351.29138.
28352She29139She
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28354so29141so
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28356
28357and29143and
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28360it29146it
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2840029186
2840129187
n28402Ifn29188Tf
28403she29189she
28404says29190says
28405it29191it
28406to-night29192to-night
28407she29193she
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28408'll29195ll
28409say29196say
28410it29197it
28411to-morrow.29198to-morrow.
2841229199
n28413[n
28414131
28415]
28416ETHAN
28417FROME
28418Both29200Both
28419bowed29201bowed
28420to29202to
28421the29203the
28422inexorable29204inexorable
28495her29277her
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28497melted29279melted
28498to29280to
28499an29281an
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29283ing
28501tenderness29284tenderness
28502.29285.
28503He29286He
28504saw29287saw
28505her29288her
28522soothe29305soothe
28523her29306her
28524.29307.
2852529308
28526You29309You
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28527're29311re
28528letting29312letting
28529your29313your
28530supper29314supper
28531get29315get
28532cold29316cold
28545.29329.
2854629330
28547Oh29331Oh
28548,29332,
28549Matt—Matt—where29333Matt—Matt—where
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28550'll29335ll
28551you29336you
28552go29337go
28553to29338to
28554?29339?
2855529340
28561tremor29346tremor
28562crossed29347crossed
28563her29348her
28564face29349face
28565.29350.
nn29351122
29352Ethan
29353Frome
28566He29354He
28567saw29355saw
28568that29356that
28569for29357for
28570the29358the
28626him29414him
28627at29415at
28628the29416the
28629thought29417thought
28630of29418of
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28632182
28633]
28634ETHAN
28635FROME
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28637setting29420setting
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28799and29582and
28800quietly29583quietly
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28802her29585her
n28803accus-n29586ac-
28804tomed29587customed
28805seat29588seat
28806between29589between
28807them29590them
28808.29591.
nn29592Ethan
29593Frome
29594123
2880929595
28810T29596T
28811felt29597felt
28812a29598a
28813little29599little
28857for29643for
28858the29644the
28859teapot29645teapot
28860.29646.
28861Her29647Her
n28862[n
28863133
28864]
28865ETHAN
28866FROME
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28868good29649good
2886929650
28870dress29651dress
28871had29652had
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28943itself29724itself
28944ingratiatingly29725ingratiatingly
28945against29726against
28946her29727her
n28947,n
28948and29728and
28949she29729she
28950said29730said
2895129731
28952Good29732Good
28966meat29746meat
28967from29747from
28968her29748her
28969plate29749plate
28970.29750.
n28971n
28972Ethan29751Ethan
28973sat29752sat
28974speechless29753speechless
28975,29754,
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28994questions29773questions
28995about29774about
28996her29775her
28997visit29776visit
28998to29777to
n28999Betts-n29778Bettsbridge
29000bridge
29001.29779.
29002Zeena29780Zeena
29003answered29781answered
29004in29782in
29005her29783her
29010warming29788warming
29011to29789to
29012the29790the
29013theme29791theme
29014,29792,
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29015regaled29794galed
29016them29795them
29017with29796with
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n29034Mat-n29813Mattie
29035tie
29036as29814as
29037she29815she
29038spoke29816spoke
29039,29817,
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29041faint29819faint
29042smile29820smile
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29044the29822the
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29050nose29827nose
29051and29828and
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29053.29830.
nn29831124
29832Ethan
29833Frome
29054When29834When
29055supper29835supper
29056was29836was
29057over29837over
29058she29838she
29074of29854of
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29076heart29856heart
29077.29857.
2907829858
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29079'That29860That
29080pie29861pie
29081of29862of
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29083always29864always
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29086134
29087]
29088ETHAN
29089FROME
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29126T29902T
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n29128'ven29904ve
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2915629932
29157t29933t
29158tried29934tried
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2917329948
29174Mattie29949Mattie
29175lifted29950lifted
29176her29951her
29177eyes29952eyes
29187you29962you
29188,29963,
29189Zeena29964Zeena
29190?29965?
2919129966
nn29967
29192she29968she
29193ventured29969ventured
29194.29970.
2919529971
29196No29972No
29253and30029and
29254clung30030clung
29255to-30031to-
29256gether30032gether
29257desolately30033desolately
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29259The30035The
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29261still30037still
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29263looked30039looked
29303wearily30079wearily
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29306feet30082feet
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29309135
29310]
29311ETHAN
29312FROME
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29314T30085T
nn30086
29315'll30087ll
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29318and30090and
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29320a30092a
29332to30104to
29333get30105get
29334his30106his
29335lantern30107lantern
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nn30109Ethan
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30111125
29337As30112As
29338he30113he
29339reached30114reached
29340the30115the
29341door30116door
29391red30166red
29392glass30167glass
29393pickle-dish30168pickle-dish
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2939530170
n29396Tdn30171T
30172
30173d
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29412to30189to
29413Mattie30190Mattie
29414.30191.
n29415n
29416There30192There
29417was30193was
29418no30194no
29419answer30195answer
29420,30196,
29431went30207went
29432to30208to
29433get30209get
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29435powders30211powders
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30213
30214d
29437put30215put
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29439in30217in
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2944130219
29487and30265and
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29493.30271.
2949430272
n29495Itn30273Tt
29496takes30274takes
29497the30275the
29498step-ladder30276step-ladder
29499to30277to
29500get30278get
2953430312
29535cept30313cept
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29537the30315the
29538spring30316spring
n29539cleaningn30317clean-
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29540,30319,
29541and30320and
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29543I30322I
29544always30323always
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29554s30333s
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29556t30335t
29557it30336it
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29559136
29560]
29561ETHAN
29562FROME
29563shouldn30337shouldn
2956430338
29565t30339t
29566get30340get
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2956830342
29569She30343She
29570laid30344laid
29571the30345the
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29574ently30348reverently
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29576the30350the
29577table30351table
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2957930353
29595Ethan30369Ethan
29596turned30370turned
29597back30371back
29598into30372into
29599the30373the
nn30374126
30375Ethan
30376Frome
29600room30377room
29601and30378and
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29603her30380her
29604.30381.
29650to30427to
29651the30428the
29652table30429table
29653.30430.
2965430431
n29655Tn30432Td
29656
29657d
29658like30433like
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29660know30435know
29661how30436how
29662the30437the
29663cat30438cat
29664got30439got
29665into30440into
29666my30441my
n29667china-n30442china-closet
29668closet
29669,30443,
2967030444
nn30445
29671she30446she
29672said30447said
29673.30448.
2967430449
29675Chasin30450Chasin
29774her30549her
29775arms30550arms
29776out30551out
29777of30552of
29778the30553the
n29779steam-n30554steaming
29780[
29781137
29782]
29783ETHAN
29784FROME
29785ing
29786water30555water
29787.30556.
2978830557
29789It30558It
29790wasn30559wasn
29833ruin30602ruin
29834of30603of
29835her30604her
29836treasure30605treasure
29837,30606,
nn30607Ethan
30608Frome
30609127
29838stiffening30610stiffening
29839into30611into
29840a30612a
29841stony30613stony
29842image30614image
29862s30634s
29863cheeks30635cheeks
29864.30636.
2986530637
29866I30638I
n29867wantedn30639want-
30640ed
29868to30641to
29869make30642make
29870the30643the
29871supper-table30644supper-table
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29919,30692,
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29921even30694even
29922when30695when
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n29924minis-n30697minister
29925ter
29926come30698come
29927to30699to
29928dinner30700dinner
29929,30701,
29930or30702or
29936from30708from
29937Bettsbridge—30709Bettsbridge—
2993830710
29939Zeena30711Zeena
29940paused30712paused
n29941withan30713with
30714a
29942gasp30715gasp
29943,30716,
29944as30717as
29945if30718if
29946terrified30719terrified
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30027short30800short
30028spasm30801spasm
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30030138
30031]
30032ETHAN
30033FROME
30034of30802of
30035sobs30803sobs
30036that30804that
30037passed30805passed
30038and30806and
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30047of30815of
30048stone30816stone
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3005030818
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30052I30820Td
30053
30054d
3005530821
30056a30822a
3005730823
30058listened30824listened
30059to30825to
30099room30865room
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30101if30867if
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30103carried30869carried
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30105dead30870adead
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30109.
30110[
30111139
30112]
30113vu
30114HEN30875HEN
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30212likeness30971likeness
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30260his31019his
30261stove31020stove
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30263and31022and
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30264consequently31024sequently
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30266room31026room
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30268uninhabitable31028uninhabitable
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30290Zeena31050Zeena
3029131051
30292s31052s
30293steady31053steady
30294breathing31054breathing
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31056Frome
31057129
30295from31058from
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30298140
30299]
30300ETHAN
30301FROME
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30342girl31099girl
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30345turned31101returned
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30399der31153under
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30477session31230possession
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30498minding31250reminding
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30535141
30536]
30537ETHAN
30538FROME
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30542rebellion31289rebellion
30543stormed31290stormed
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30557of31304of
30558the31305the
30559sap31306sap
nn31307130
31308Ethan
31309Frome
30560of31310of
30561living31311living
30562,31312,
30563to31313to
30564submit31314submit
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30587querulous31337querulous
30588woman31338woman
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30590Other31340Other
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30591possibilities31342sibilities
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30593been31344been
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30623hundred31374hundred
30624times31375times
30625bitterer31376bitterer
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30627more31378more
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31380tented
30629than31381than
30630when31382when
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30632had31384had
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30652of31404of
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31485.
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30734He31487He
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30753[
30754142
30755]
30756ETHAN
30757FROME
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31546Ethan
31547Frome
31548131
31549mer
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30800Shadd31552Shadd
3080131553
30802s31554s
30829dressed31581dressed
30830like31582like
30831a31583a
30832princess31584princess
30833.31585.
n30834n
30835The31586The
30836deserted31587deserted
30837wife31588wife
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30856to31606to
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30875into31625into
30876activity31626activity
30877and31627and
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30878importance31629portance
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30880Ethan31631Ethan
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30882fired31633fired
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30920suspect31671suspect
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30926stairs31676upstairs
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n30929afternoonn31679after-
31680noon
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30931and31682and
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n30937lngtlon31688bed
30938oc31689.
31690.
31691.
30939His31692His
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30942still31695still
30943near31696near
30977and31730and
30978began31731began
30979to31732to
30980write31733write
30981.31734.
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30983143
30984]
30985ETHAN
30986FROME
3098731735
30988Zeena31736Zeena
30989,31737,
30990I31738I
3099131739
31066the31814the
31067word31815word
31068,31816,
31069which31817which
31070brought31818brought
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31820Ethan
31821Frome
31071home31822home
31072to31823to
31073him31824him
31074the31825the
31075relentless31826relentless
31155even31906even
31156if31907if
31157she31908she
31158found31909found
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31161in
31162itself31912itself
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31164unlikely31914unlikely
31165chance—it31915chance—it
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31174dollars31924dollars
31175on31925on
31176the31926the
31177sale31927sale
31178.31928.
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31181,31930,
31182how31931how
31183could31932could
31184she31933she
31185keep31934keep
31227such31976such
31228a31977a
31229burden31978burden
31230alone31979alone
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31233144
31234]
31235ETHAN
31236FROME
31237Well31981Well
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31239she31983she
31240could31984could
31241go31985go
31276time32020time
31277she32021she
31278had32022had
31279discovered32023discovered
31280his32024his
n31281where-n32025whereabouts
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31284and32027and
31285brought32028brought
31286suit32029suit
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31288divorce32031divorce
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31291would32034would
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31293ably—wherever32035probably—wherever
31294he32036he
31295was—be32037was—be
31296earning32038earning
31297enough32039enough
31298to32040to
31321ultimate32063ultimate
31322provision32064provision
31323.32065.
31324.32066.
31325.32067.
nn32068Ethan
32069Frome
32070133
31326He32071He
31327had32072had
31328scattered32073scattered
31329the32074the
31330contents32075contents
31331of32076of
31332the32077the
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32079drawer
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31453six32199six
31454months32200months
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31457had32203had
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31459145
31460]
31461ETHAN
31462FROME
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31478he32219he
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31480that32221that
31481without32222without
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31484no32224no
31485one32225one
31486at32226at
31487Starkfield32227Starkfield
31488would32228would
31490him32230him
31491ten32231ten
31492dollars32232dollars
31493.32233.
31494The32234The
nn32235in-
31495inexorable32236exorable
31496facts32237facts
31497closed32238closed
31498in32239in
31499on32240on
31500him32241him
31537to32278to
31538the32279the
31539sofa32280sofa
31540,32281,
31541stretching32282stretching
n31542him-n32283himself
31543self
31544out32284out
31545with32285with
31546limbs32286limbs
31547so32287so
31548leaden32288leaden
31569way32309way
31570to32310to
31571his32311his
31572lids32312lids
31573.32313.
nn32314134
32315Ethan
32316Frome
31574As32317As
31575he32318he
31576lay32319lay
31577there32320there
31578,32321,
31616,32359,
31617he32360he
31618had32361had
31619sometimes32362sometimes
31620found32363found
n31621Mat-n32364Mattie
31622tie
31623sitting32365sitting
31624when32366when
31625he32367he
31626came32368came
31627up32369up
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31683to32425to
31684have32426have
31685taken32427taken
31686Mattie32428Mattie
n31687[n
31688146
31689]
31690ETHAN
31691FROME
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31694and32431and
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31711lustre32448lustre
31712,32449,
31713the32450the
n31714silver-n32451silver-edged
31715edged
31716darkness32452darkness
31717of32453of
31718the32454the
31719woods32455woods
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n31722spen32458spectral
31723tral
31724purple32459purple
31725of32460of
31726the32461the
31727hills32462hills
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31746out32481out
31747to32482to
31748mock32483mock
31749his32484his
n31750wretchednessn32485wretch-
32486edness
31751.32487.
31752.32488.
31753.32489.
31754He32490He
31755fell32491fell
31798red32534red
31799sun32535sun
31800stood32536stood
31801over32537over
31802the32538the
n31803grayn32539grey
31804rim32540rim
31805of32541of
31806the32542the
31807fields32543fields
31808,32544,
nn32545be-
31809behind32546hind
31810trees32547trees
31811that32548that
31812looked32549looked
31813black32550black
31814and32551and
31815brittle32552brittle
31816.32553.
31817He32554He
31818said32555said
nn32556Ethan
32557Frome
32558135
31819to32559to
31820himself32560himself
31821:32561:
3182232562
31823This32563This
31907must32647must
31908be32648be
31909frozen32649frozen
31910,32650,
3191132651
n31912shen
31913went
31914on
31915,
31916fixing
31917lustreless32652lustreless
31918eyes32653eyes
31919on32654on
31920him32655him
31921.32656.
n31922[n
31923147
31924]
31925ETHAN
31926FROME
31927He32657He
31928drew32658drew
31929a32659a
31930step32660step
31931nearer32661nearer
31983her32713her
31984and32714and
31985said32715said
31986:32716:
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n31988In32718T
32719
31989'll32720ll
31990come32721come
31991right32722right
31992along32723along
31993and32724and
31994make32725make
32055floor32786floor
32056,32787,
32057Ethan32788Ethan
3205832789
32059s32790s
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32792went
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33163FROME
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34268]
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34498158
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34723159
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34939for35648for
34940Mattie35649Mattie
34941?35650?
3494235651
n34943[n
34944160
34945]
34946ETHAN
34947FROME
34948Ethan35652Ethan
34949was35653was
34950standing35654standing
34951near35655near
34952the35656the
34953window35657window
34954,35658,
n34955mechani-n35659mechan-
34956cally35660ically
34957filling35661filling
34958his35662his
34959pipe35663pipe
34960while35664while
34961he35665he
35033can35737can
35034drive35738drive
35035Mattie35739Mattie
35036over.35740over.
3503735741
nn35742148
35743Ethan
35744Frome
35038Mattie35745Mattie
35039flung35746flung
35040an35747an
35041imploring35748imploring
35042glance35749glance
35055going35762going
35056to35763to
35057drive35764drive
35058her35765her
35059over35766over
n35060my-n
35061self.35767myself.
3506235768
35063Zeena35769Zeena
35064continued35770continued
35065in35771in
35066the35772the
35110voice35816voice
35111rose35817rose
35112indignantly35818indignantly
35113.35819.
3511435820
n35115Ifn35821Ifit
35116it
35117was35822was
35118good35823good
35119enough35824enough
35120for35825for
35121Mattie35826Mattie
35152a35857a
35153furnace35858furnace
35154,35859,
3515535860
35156Zeena35861Zeena
nn35862per-
35157persisted35863sisted
35158with35864with
35159the35865the
35160same35866same
35161monotonous35867monotonous
35162mildness35868mildness
35163.35869.
n35164[n
35165161
35166]
35167ETHAN
35168FROME
3516935870
35170She35871She
3517135872
35172d35873d
35173better35874better
35287that35988that
35288he35989he
35289once35990once
35290more35991more
35291became35992became
nn35993Ethan
35994Frome
35995149
35292conscious35996conscious
35293of35997of
35294what35998what
35295he35999he
35296was36000was
35408before36112before
35409him36113him
35410.36114.
35411.36115.
35412.36116.
n35413[n
35414162
35415]
35416ETHAN
35417FROME
35418He36117He
35419flung36118flung
35420the36119the
35421bearskin36120bearskin
35422into36121into
35435the36134the
35436house36135house
35437.36136.
35438When36137When
35439he36138he
n35440en-n
35441tered36139entered
35442the36140the
35443kitchen36141kitchen
35444it36142it
35445was36143was
35446empty36144empty
35447,36145,
35448but36146but
n35449Mattien36147Mat-
36148tie
3545036149
35451s36150s
35452bag36151bag
35453and36152and
35454shawl36153shawl
35483he36182he
35484heard36183heard
35485some36184some
35486one36185one
35487moving36186moving
n35488aboutn36187.about
35489in36188in
35490his36189his
35491deserted36190deserted
35492study36191study
35493,36192,
3554536244
35546he36245he
35547asked36246asked
35548her36247her
35549.36248.
nn36249150
36250Ethan
36251Frome
35550She36252She
35551looked36253looked
35552at36254at
35553him36255him
35554timidly36256timidly
35569she36271she
35570answered36272answered
35571,36273,
35572with36274with
35573a36275a
n35574waver-n36276wavering
35575ing
35576smile36277smile
35577.36278.
35578They36279They
35579went36280went
35580back36281back
35581into36282into
35582the36283the
35583kitchen36284kitchen
35584without36285without
n35585speakingn36286speak-
36287ing
35586,36288,
35587and36289and
35588Ethan36290Ethan
35589picked36291picked
35590up36292up
35627want36329want
35628to36330to
35629be36331be
35630disturbed.36332disturbed.
3563136333
n35632[n
35633163
35634]
35635ETHAN
35636FROME
3563736334
35638Didn36335Didn
3563936336
35640t36337t
35641she36338she
3575836455
35759Now36456Now
35760then36457then
35761,36458,
35762go36459go
n35763n36460
35764long36461long
35765,36462,
3576636463
35767he36464he
35768said36465said
35796,36493,
35797Matt36494Matt
35798!36495!
3579936496
35800he36497he
nn36498Ethan
36499Frome
36500151
35801cried36501cried
35802,36502,
35803seeking36503seeking
35804her36504her
35805hand36505hand
35806beneath36506beneath
35807the36507the
35808fur36508fur
35809and36509and
n35810pressingn36510press-
36511ing
35811it36512it
35812in36513in
35813his36514his
35814.36515.
35815His36516His
35835zero36536zero
35836day36537day
35837for36538for
35838a36539a
35839drink36540drink
n35840,n36541.
35841At36542At
35842the36543the
35843gate36544gate
35844,36545,
35845instead36546instead
35856the36557the
35857right36558right
35858,36559,
35859up36560up
35860the36561the
n35861Bettsbridgen36562Betts-
36563bridge
35862road36564road
35863.36565.
35864Mattie36566Mattie
35865sat36567sat
35866silent36568silent
35869no36571no
35870sign36572sign
35871of36573of
35872surprise36574surprise
35873;36575;
n35874[n
35875164
35876]
35877ETHAN
35878FROME
35879but36576but
35880after36577after
35881a36578a
35882moment36579moment
35883she36580she
35884said36581said
35885:36582:
3588636583
35887Are36584Are
35888you36585you
n35889goingn36586going-round
35890round
35891by36587by
35892Shadow36588Shadow
35893Pond36589Pond
35894?36590?
3589536591
35899answered36595answered
35900:36596:
3590136597
35902I36598I
35903knew36599knew
n35904youn36600you'd
35905
35906d
35907know36601know
35908!36602!
3590936603
35910She36604She
35911drew36605drew
35915bearskin36609bearskin
35916,36610,
35917so36611so
35918that36612that
35919,36613,
n35920look-n36614looking
35921ing
35922sideways36615sideways
35923around36616around
35924his36617his
35925coat-sleeve36618coat-sleeve
35926,36619,
35945drove36638drove
35946slowly36639slowly
35947up36640up
35948the36641the
35949road36642road
nn36643be-
35950between36644tween
35951fields36645fields
35952glistening36646glistening
35953under36647under
35954the36648the
35955pale36649pale
36025entered36719entered
36026it36720it
36027the36721the
36028breeze36722breeze
36029fell36723fell
nn36724.
36030and36725and
36031a36726a
36032warm36727warm
36033stillness36728stillness
36034seemed36729seemed
36038the36733the
36039branches36734branches
36040with36735with
36041the36736the
36042dropping36737dropping
nn36738152
36739Ethan
36740Frome
36043needles36741needles
36044.36742.
36045Here36743Here
36046the36744the
36047snow36745snow
36058left36756left
36059on36757on
36060it36758it
36061intricate36759intricate
36062lace-like36760lace-like
n36063pat-n
36064terns36761patterns
36065,36762,
36066and36763and
36067the36764the
36068bluish36765bluish
36069cones36766cones
36097were36794were
36098more36795more
36099widely36796widely
36100spaced36797spaced
36101;36798;
n36102[n
36103165
36104]
36105ETHAN
36106FROME
36107then36799then
36108he36800he
36109drew36801drew
36110up36802up
36111and36803and
36112helped36804helped
n36113Mattien36805Mat-
36806tie
36114to36807to
36115get36808get
36116out36809out
36117of36810of
36118the36811the
36147wooded36840wooded
36148sides36841sides
36149.36842.
36150Across36843Across
36151its36844its
n36152frozenn36845fro-
36846zen
36153surface36847surface
36154,36848,
36155from36849from
36156the36850the
36157farther36851farther
36213on36907on
36214a36908a
36215fallen36909fallen
36216tree-trunk36910tree-trunk
36217half36911half
nn36912sub-
36218submerged36913merged
36219in36914in
36220snow36915snow
36221.36916.
3622236917
36223There36918There
36273,36968,
36274had36969had
36275filled36970filled
36276the36971the
36277retired36972retired
nn36973Ethan
36974Frome
36975153
36278place36976place
36279with36977with
36280merry-making36978merry-making
36281.36979.
36282Mattie36980Mattie
36295Then36993Then
36296,36994,
36297toward36995toward
36298sunset36996sunset
36299,36997,
n36300com-n36998coming
36301ing
36302down36999down
36303from37000from
36304the37001the
36305mountain37002mountain
36306where37003where
36307he37004he
36308had37005had
36309been37006been
n36310fell-n37007felling
36311[
36312166
36313]
36314ETHAN
36315FROME
36316ing
36317timber37008timber
36318,37009,
36319he37010he
36320had37011had
36321been37012been
36322caught37013caught
36323by37014by
36324some37015some
36325strayed37016strayed
n36326rev-n
36327ellers37017revellers
36328and37018and
36329drawn37019drawn
36330into37020into
36331the37021the
36332group37022group
36486in37176in
36487the37177the
36488winter37178winter
36489woods37179woods
36490...37180...
nn37181.
3649137182
36492Tt37183Tt
36493was37184was
36494right37185right
36495there37186there
36508into37199into
36509a37200a
36510dense37201dense
36511tuft37202tuft
36512of37203of
n36513blueberryn37204blue-
37205berry
36514bushes37206bushes
36515.37207.
nn37208154
37209Ethan
37210Frome
3651637211
36517T37212T
36518never37213never
36519saw37214saw
36520anybody37215anybody
36525!37220!
3652637221
36527she37222she
36528answered37223answered
36529.37224.
n36530[n
36531167
36532]
36533ETHAN
36534FROME
36535She37225She
36536sat37226sat
36537down37227down
36538on37228on
36539the37229the
36588had37278had
36589never37279never
36590before37280before
36591avowed37281avowed
36592their37282their
n36593inclinationn37283inclina-
37284tion
36594so37285so
36595openly37286openly
36596,37287,
36597and37288and
36598Ethan37289Ethan
36659her37350her
36660feet37351feet
36661and37352and
36662said37353said
36663:37354:
nn37355
36664We37356We
36665mustn37357mustn
3666637358
36667t37359t
36668stay37360stay
36677at37369at
36678her37370her
36679vaguely37371vaguely
36680,37372,
36681only37373only
n36682half-n37374half-roused
36683roused
36684from37375from
36685his37376his
36686dream37377dream
36687.37378.
3668837379
n36689'Theren37380There
3669037381
36691s37382s
36692plenty37383plenty
36693of37384of
36694time37385time
36720other37411other
3672137412
36722s37413s
36723image37414image
36724.37415.
nn37416
36725There37417There
36726were37418were
36727things37419things
36728he37420he
36729had37421had
36747of37439of
36748summer37440summer
36749memories37441memories
36750,37442,
36751and37443and
nn37444Ethan
37445Frome
37446155
36752he37447he
36753turned37448turned
36754and37449and
n36755[n
36756168
36757]
36758ETHAN
36759FROME
36760followed37450followed
36761her37451her
36762in37452in
36763silence37453silence
36764to37454to
36780pine-boles37470pine-boles
36781turned37471turned
36782from37472from
36783red37473red
36784to37474to
n36785grayn37475grey
36786.37476.
36787By37477By
36788a37478a
36789devious37479devious
36790track37480track
36809still37499still
36810clear37500clear
36811,37501,
36812with37502with
36813a37503a
n36814reflectionn37504reflec-
37505tion
36815of37506of
36816cold37507cold
36817red37508red
36818on37509on
36819the37510the
36895she37586she
36896said37587said
36897:37588:
3689837589
36899T37590T
nn37591
36900'll37592ll
36901try37593try
36902to37594to
36903get37595get
36904a37596a
36905place37597place
36929killed37621killed
36930you37622you
36931before.37623before.
3693237624
3693337625
n36934Tmn37626T
37627
37628m
36935a37629a
36936lot37630lot
36937stronger37631stronger
36938than37632than
36939I37633I
3694637640
3694737641
36948And37642And
36949now37643now
36950you37644you
nn37645
36951're37646re
36952going37647going
36953to37648to
36954throw37649throw
36955away37650away
36956all37651all
36962done37657done
36963you37658you
36964!37659!
3696537660
36966There37661There
n36967scemedn37662seemed
36968to37663to
36969be37664be
36970no37665no
36971answer37666answer
36972to37667to
36979on37674on
36980for37675for
36981a37676a
36982while37677while
36983without37678without
n36984speakingn37679speak-
37680ing
36985.37681.
36986With37682With
n36987[n
36988169
36989]
36990ETHAN
36991FROME
36992every37683every
36993yard37684yard
36994of37685of
36995the37686the
36996way37687way
36997some37688some
36998spot37689spot
nn37690156
37691Ethan
37692Frome
36999where37693where
37000they37694they
37001had37695had
37002stood37696stood
37003,37697,
37015dragged37709dragged
37016him37710him
37017back37711back
37018.37712.
3701937713
n37020Isnn37714Tsn
3702137715
37022t37716t
37023there37717there
37024any37718any
37025of37719of
37071if37765if
37072I37766I
37073could.37767could.
3707437768
3707537769
n37076Tn37770I
37077know37771know
37078there37772there
37079isn37773isn
3708037774
37081t.37775t.
3708337777
37084But37778But
37085I37779I
37086can37780can
3708737781
n37088t——n37782t
3708937783
37090She37784She
37091was37785was
37092silent37786silent
37093,37787,
3712137815
37122gone37816gone
37123with37817with
37124you37818you
37125now37819now
nn37820,
37126I37821I
3712737822
37128d37823d
37129ha37824ha
3713037825
37149Ethan—I37844Ethan—I
37150found37845found
37151this37846this
37152,37847,
3715337848
n37154n
37155she37849she
37156stammered37850stammered
37157.37851.
37158Even37852Even
37159in37853in
37175begun37869begun
37176the37870the
37177night37871night
37178before37872before
37179and37873and
n37180forgot-n37874forgotten
37181ten
37182to37875to
37183destroy37876destroy
37184.37877.
37185Through37878Through
37186his37879his
37189ran37882ran
37190a37883a
37191fierce37884fierce
37192thrill37885thrill
37193of37886of
n37194joy.n37887joy
37888.
3719537889
37196Matt—37890Matt—
3719737891
37198he37892he
37199cried37893cried
37223use37917use
37224?37918?
3722537919
37226With37920With
37227a37921a
n37228[n
37229170
37230]
37231ETHAN
37232FROME
37233sudden37922sudden
37234movement37923movement
37235she37924she
37236tore37925tore
37237the37926the
37245off37934off
37246into37935into
37247the37936the
37248snow37937snow
37249.37938.
nn37939Ethan
37940Frome
37941157
3725037942
37251Tell37943Tell
37252me37944me
37253,37945,
37254Matt37946Matt
37365the38057the
37366others38058others
37367?38059?
3736838060
3736938061
n37370TIn38062T
37371don38063don
3737238064
37373t38065t
37374know38066know
37375.38067.
37415home38107home
37416that38108that
37417way38109way
37418o38110o
3741938111
n37420pur-n38112purpose
37421pose
37422;38113;
37423and38114and
37424that38115that
37425made38116made
37426me38117me
37453they38144they
37454descended38145descended
37455the38146the
37456darkness38147darkness
37457descended38148descended
n37458[n
37459171
37460]
37461ETHAN
37462FROME
37463with38149with
37464them38150them
37465,38151,
37466dropping38152dropping
37467down38153down
37509me38195me
37510sometimes38196sometimes
37511,38197,
37512Ethan.38198Ethan.
3751338199
nn38200158
38201Ethan
38202Frome
3751438203
37515Oh38204Oh
37516,38205,
37517what38206what
37518good38207good
37585you38274you
37586mean38275mean
37587?38276?
37588I38277I
37589suppose38278suppose
n37590you'lln38279you
38280'll
37591marry38281marry
37592!38282!
3759338283
3759438284
37595Oh38285Oh
37614me38304me
37615feel38305feel
37616,38306,
37617Matt38307Matt
37618.38308.
n37619Tn38309I
3762038310
37621d38311d
37622a38312a
3762338313
37624most38314most
37717t38407t
37718you38408you
37719say38409say
37720it.38410it.
3772138411
n37722[n
37723172
37724]
37725ETHAN
37726FROME
3772738412
37728There38413There
3772938414
37730s38415s
37731never38416never
37785them38470them
37786in38471in
37787the38472the
37788twilight38473twilight
37789.38474.
nn38475Ethan
38476Frome
38477159
37790A38478A
n37791cut-n38479cutter
37792ter
37793,38480,
37794mounting38481mounting
37795the38482the
37796road38483road
37797from38484from
37901.38588.
3790238589
37903T38590T
37904guess38591guess
37905this38592this
nn38593
37906'll38594ll
37907be38595be
37908their38596their
37909last38597last
37910coast38598coast
37911for38599for
37941gone38629gone
37942down38630down
37943last38631last
37944night.38632night.
3794538633
n37946[n
37947173
37948]
37949ETHAN
37950FROME
37951Still38634Still
37952she38635she
37953did38636did
37954not38637not
37955speak38638speak
37956and38639and
37957,38640,
37958prompted38641prompted
37959by38642by
37960an38643an
n37961ob-n
37962scure38644obscure
37963desire38645desire
37964to38646to
37965help38647help
37966himself38648himself
37967and38649and
37968her38650her
37969through38651through
37970their38652their
n37971min38653miserable
37972:
37973le
37974last38654last
37975hour38655hour
37976,38656,
37977he38657he
37978went38658went
38016the38696the
38017village.38697village.
3801838698
3801938699
38020That38700That
n38021'sn38701
38702s
38022so38703so
38023,38704,
3802438705
38025he38706he
38026said38707said
38031the38712the
38032crest38713crest
38033of38714of
38034the38715the
38035Corbury38716Corbury
nn38717160
38718Ethan
38719Frome
38036road38720road
38037,38721,
38038and38722and
38039between38723between
38040the38724the
38048the38732the
38049black38733black
38050curtain38734curtain
38051of38735of
38052the38736the
n38053Varnumn38737Var-
38738num
38054spruces38739spruces
38055the38740the
38056slope38741slope
38057stretched38742stretched
38058away38743away
38073to38758to
38074say38759say
38075:38760:
3807638761
38077How38762How
n38078'dn38763
38764d
38079you38765you
38080like38766like
38081me38767me
38082to38768to
38083take38769take
38100t38786t
38101time38787time
38102!38788!
3810338789
3810438790
n38105TTheren38791There
3810638792
38107s38793s
38108all38794all
38109the38795the
38110time38796time
38123to38809to
38124postpone38810postpone
38125the38811the
38126moment38812moment
38127of38813of
n38128turn-n38814turning
38129ing
38130the38815the
38131sorrel38816sorrel
38132toward38817toward
38133the38818the
38134Flats38819Flats
38135.38820.
3813638821
38137But38822But
n38138thesgirln38823the
38824girl
38139,38825,
3814038826
n38141n
38142she38827she
38143faltered38828faltered
38144.38829.
3814538830
38146The38831The
38147girl38832girl
3814838833
38149ll38834ll
38150be38835be
n38151wait-n38836waiting
38152ing
38153at38837at
38154the38838the
38155station.38839station.
3815638840
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38262Then38944Then
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39017s
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38334Tanghed39029He
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39031contemptuously
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3833739033
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39053if
39054she
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38359Nevertholows39059Neverthe-
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n38361antn39062sat
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n38364moniontn39065moment
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n38366atraivign39067straining
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3838717
38388|
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38609176
38610]
38611ETHAN
38612FROME
3861339306
38614T39307T
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38625she39318she
n38626an-n
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38630The39322The
38631strange39323strange
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38633of39325of
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38659,39351,
38660and39352and
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39389.
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38698Deep39391Deep
38699silence39392silence
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38725to39418to
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38736'll39429'll
38737ever39430ever
38738walk39431walk
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38739together.39433gether.
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38741They39435They
38742mounted39436mounted
38743slowly39437slowly
38744to39438to
38755of39449of
38756the39450the
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38759stooped39453stooped
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39455Frome
39456163
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38798Norway39495Norway
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3880139498
3881039507
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38813Anyhow39510Anyhow
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38815'll39513ll
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38820found39518found
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38857shadows39550shadows
38858.39551.
3885939552
n38860Tsn39553Is
38861this39554this
38862where39555where
38863Ned39556Ned
38864and39557and
38865Ruth39558Ruth
38916.39609.
3891739610
38918Oh39611Oh
38919,39612,
38920Matt39613Matt
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3892339617
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38967!39661!
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39706Ethan
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39075178
39076]
39077ETHAN
39078FROME
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39087and39780and
nn39781re-
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3909239786
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39280.39974.
nn39975Ethan
39976Frome
39977165
39281She39978She
39282tightened39979tightened
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39317179
39318]
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39320FROME
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39334Nobody40027Nobody
39335but40028but
39340to40033to
39341me40034me
39342.40035.
39343And40036And
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39345'll40039ll
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39347that40041that
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39349girl40043girl
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39353.40047.
39354.40048.
39355.40049.
39356and40050and
39357she40051she
nn40052
39358'll40053ll
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39449pened40144happened
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40169.
40170.
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40237Ethan
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39540seemed40241seemed
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39562cold40263cold
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39568180
39569]
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39613derground40307underground
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39616said40310said
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3962040314
39621Perhaps40315Perhaps
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39623'll40318ll
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39626this40321this
39627.40322.
39628.40323.
39631and40326and
39632then40327then
39633again40328again
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3963540330
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3964240337
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40483167
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39790seemed40488seemed
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39800181
39801]
39802ETHAN
39803FROME
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39813instantly40507stantly
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39815herself40509herself
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39853slipping40547slipping
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39855,40550,
39856and40551and
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40013her40709her
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40020FROME
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40022answer40716answer
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40024to40718to
40025satisfy40719satisfy
40038.40732.
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40046the40739the
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40055ceding40747preceding
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40057,40749,
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40059placed40751placed
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40231night40922night
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40238them40928them
40239,40929,
40240falling40930falling
40241away40931away
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40245in40935in
40246space40936space
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40248.40937.
40249.40938.
40250Then40939Then
40251the40940the
40252big40941big
40267the40956the
40268road40957road
40269,40958,
40270and40959and
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40962Frome
40963169
40272said40964said
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40274183
40275]
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40277FROME
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4028240969
40288I40975I
40289know40976know
40290we40977we
40291can40978can
40292fetch40979fetch
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4029440981
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40296they40983they
40297flew40984flew
40298toward40985toward
40369him41056him
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40371the41058the
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40375The41061The
40376big41062big
40377tree41063tree
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40419thrust41105thrust
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40482then41169then
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40484elm
40485.41171.
40486.41172.
40487.41173.
n40488n
40489The41174The
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40491was41176was
40492still41177still
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43137WENZELL
43138
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43148of
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43151story
43152are
43153united
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43156virtues
43157of
43158the
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43160in
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43262such
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43264Mrs.
43265Wharton
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43286derstood
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43292sex
43293,
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43422in
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43427,
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43429there
43430can
43431be
43432little
43433doubt
43434that
43435it
43436places
43437Mrs.
43438Wharton
43439at
43440once
43441side
43442by
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43445the
43446greatest
43447novelists
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43451
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43505are
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43507,
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43510and
43511actions
43512thor-
43513oughly
43514human
43515.
43516And
43517the
43518author
43519's
43520art
43521is
43522sufficient
43523to
43524bring
43525out
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43558Wharton
43559
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43568,
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43572which
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43575able
43576to
43577bring
43578to
43579the
43580light
43581of
43582day
43583what
43584we
43585had
43586hidden
43587e\
43588-n
43589from
43590ourselves
43591,
43592that
43593account
43594for
43595the
43596admiration
43597with
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43625A
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43627in
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43630by
43631Haraann
43632Supermann
43633.
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import difflib
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import re

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2TaN
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5Ser
6Fr
7JOHN
8HENRY
9NASH
10LIBRARY
11@
12SAN
13FRANCISCO
14©
15PRESENTED
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17THE
18UNIVERSITY
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28Mrs.
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16BOOKS83Dedbam
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191ETHAN
192FROME
193BY
194EDITH
195WHARTON
196NEW101NEW
197YORK102YORK
n198CHARLESn103Charles
199SCRIBNER104Scribner
200105's
201S106Sons
202SONS1071922
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204COPYRIGHT
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20619111091911
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208BY113BY
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213SONS118SONS
214Published119Published
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121,
1221911
123Reprinted
124twice
125in
126November
127,
128ror1
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130November
131,
1321912
133May
134,
13519145
136August
137,
1381916
139;
140April
141,
14219173
143February
144,
1451919
146February
147,
1481920
149;
150August
151,
1521921
153.
154Limited
155edition
156published
215October157October
216,158,
n2171911n1591922
2182160.
219De161Introduction
220ETHAN162dj
221FROME163had
222HAD164known
165something
166of
167New
168England
169village
170life
171long
172before
173I
174made
175my
176home
177in
178the
179same
180county
181as
182my
183imaginary
184Starkfield
185;
186though
187,
188during
189the
190years
191spent
192there
193,
194certain
195of
196its
197aspects
198became
199much
200more
201familiar
202to
203me
204.
205Even
206before
207that
208final
209initiation
210,
211however
212,
213I
214had
215had
216an
217uneasy
218sense
219that
220the
221New
222England
223of
224fiction
225bore
226little—except
227a
228vague
229botanical
230and
231dialectical—resemblance
232to
233the
234harsh
235and
236beautiful
237land
238as
239I
240had
241seen
242it
243.
244Even
245the
246abundant
247enumer-
248ation
249of
250sweet-fern
251,
252asters
253and
254mountain-laurel
255,
256and
257the
258conscientious
259reproduction
260of
261the
262vernacu-
263lar
264,
265left
266me
267with
268the
269feeling
270that
271the
272outcropping
273granite
274had
275in
276both
277cases
278been
279overlooked
280.
281I
282give
283the
284impression
285merely
286as
287a
288personal
289one
290;
291it
292accounts
293for
294Ethan
295Frome
296,
297and
298may
299,
300to
301some
302readers
303,
304in
305a
306measure
307justify
308it
309.
310So
311much
312for
313the
314origin
315of
316the
317story
318;
319there
320is
321noth-
322ing
323else
324of
325interest
326to
327say
328of
329it
330,
331except
332as
333concerns
334its
335construction
336.
337Il
338The
339problem
340before
341me
342,
343as
344I
345saw
346in
347the
348first
349flash
350,
351was
352this
353:
354I
355had
356to
357deal
358with
359a
360subject
361of
362which
363the
364dramatic
365climax
366,
367or
368rather
369the
370anti-climax
371,
372occurs
373@
374generation
375later
376than
377the
378first
379acts
380of
381the
382tragedy
383.
384This
385enforced
386lapse
387of
388time
389would
390seem
391to
392anyone
393persuaded—as
394I
395have
396always
397been—that
398every
399sub-
400ject
401(
402in
403the
404novelist
405
406s
407sense
408of
409the
410term
411)
412implicitly
413contains
414its
415own
416form
417and
418dimensions
419,
420to
421mark
422
423Ethan
424Frome
425
426as
427the
428subject
429for
430a
431novel
432.
433But
434I
435never
436thought
437this
438for
439a
440moment
441,
442for
443I
444had
445felt
446,
447at
448the
449same
450time
451,
452that
453the
454theme
455of
456my
457tale
458was
459not
460one
461on
462which
463many
464variations
465could
466be
467played
468.
469It
470must
471be
472treated
473as
474starkly
475and
476summarily
477as
478life
479had
480always
481presented
482itself
483to
484my
485protagonists
486;
487any
488at-
489tempt
490to
491elaborate
492and
493complicate
494their
495sentiments
496would
497necessarily
498have
499falsified
500the
501whole
502.
503They
504were
505,
506in
507truth
508,
509these
510figures
511,
512my
513granite
514outcrop-
515pings
516;
517but
518balf-emerged
519from
520the
521soil
522,
523and
524scarcely
525more
526articulate
527.
528This
529incompatibility
530between
531subject
532and
533plan
534would
535perbaps
536have
537seemed
538to
539suggest
540that
541my
542
543situation
544
545was
546after
547all
548one
549to
550be
551rejected
552.
553Every
554novelist
555bas
556been
557visited
558by
559the
560insinuating
561wraiths
562of
563false
564
565good
566situations
567,
568
569siren-subjects
570luring
571his
572cockle-shell
573to
574the
575rocks
576;
577their
578voice
579is
580oftenest
581heard
582,
583ul
584and
585their
586mirage-sea
587bebeld
588,
589as
590he
591traverses
592the
593waterless
594desert
595which
596awaits
597him
598half-way
599through
600whatever
601work
602is
603actually
604in
605band
606.
607I
608knew
609well
610enough
611what
612song
613those
614sirens
615sang
616,
617and
618had
619often
620tied
621myself
622to
623my
624dull
625job
626till
627they
628were
629out
630of
631bear-
632ing—perbaps
633carrying
634a
635lost
636masterpiece
637in
638their
639rainbow
640veils
641.
642But
643I
644bad
645no
646such
647fear
648of
649them
650in
651the
652case
653of
654Ethan
655Frome
656.
657It
658was
659the
660first
661subject
662I
663had
664ever
665approached
666with
667full
668confidence
669in
670its
671value
672,
673for
674my
675own
676purpose
677,
678and
679a
680relative
681faith
682in
683my
684power
685to
686render
687at
688least
689a
690part
691of
692what
693I
694saw
695in
696it
697.
698Every
699novelist
700,
701again
702,
703who
704
705intends
706upon
707
708his
709art
710,
711bas
712lit
713upon
714such
715subjects
716,
717and
718been
719fascinated
720by
721the
722difficulty
723of
724presenting
725them
726in
727the
728fullest
729relief
730,
731yet
732without
733an
734added
735ornament
736,
737or
738a
739trick
740of
741drapery
742or
743lighting
744.
745This
746was
747my
748task
749,
750if
751I
752were
753to
754tell
755the
756story
757of
758Ethan
759Frome
760;
761and
762my
763scheme
764of
765construction—which
766met
767with
768the
769immediate
770and
771unqualified
772disapproval
773of
774the
775few
776friends
777to
778whom
779I
780tentatively
781outlined
782it—I
783still
784think
785justified
786in
787the
788given
789case
790.
791It
792appears
793to
794me
795,
796indeed
797,
798that
799,
800while
801an
802air
803of
804artificiality
805is
806lent
807to
808a
809tale
810of
811complex
812and
813sophisticated
814people
815which
816the
817novelist
818causes
819to
820be
821guessed
822at
823and
824interpreted
825by
826any
827mere
828looker-
829on
830,
831there
832need
833be
834no
835such
836drawback
837if
838the
839looker-on
840Iv
841is
842sophisticated
843,
844and
845the
846people
847he
848interprets
849are
850simple
851.
852If
853be
854is
855capable
856of
857seeing
858all
859around
860them
861,
862no
863violence
864is
865done
866to
867probability
868in
869allowing
870bim
871to
872exercise
873this
874faculty
875;
876it
877is
878natural
879enough
880that
881be
882should
883act
884as
885the
886sympathizing
887intermediary
888be-
889tween
890his
891rudimentary
892characters
893and
894the
895more
896complicated
897minds
898to
899whom
900he
901is
902trying
903to
904present
905them
906.
907But
908this
909is
910all
911self-evident
912,
913and
914needs
915explain-
916ing
917only
918to
919those
920who
921have
922never
923thought
924of
925fiction
926as
927an
928art
929of
930composition
931.
932The
933real
934merit
935of
936my
937construction
938seems
939to
940me
941to
942lie
943in
944a
945minor
946detail
947.
948I
949had
950to
951find
952means
953to
954bring
955my
956tragedy
957,
958in
959a
960way
961at
962once
963natural
964and
965picture-
966making
967,
968to
969the
970knowledge
971of
972its
973narrator
974.
975I
976might
977have
978sat
979him
980down
981before
982a
983village
984gossip
985who
986would
987have
988poured
989out
990the
991whole
992affair
993to
994him
995in
996a
997breath
998,
999but
1000in
1001doing
1002this
1003I
1004should
1005have
1006been
1007false
1008to
1009two
1010essential
1011elements
1012of
1013my
1014picture
1015:
1016first
1017,
1018the
1019deep-rooted
1020reticence
1021and
1022inarticulateness
1023of
1024the
1025people
1026I
1027was
1028trying
1029to
1030draw
1031,
1032and
1033secondly
1034the
1035effect
1036of
1037
1038roundness
1039
1040(
1041in
1042the
1043plastic
1044sense
1045)
1046produced
1047by
1048letting
1049their
1050case
1051be
1052seen
1053through
1054eyes
1055as
1056different
1057as
1058those
1059of
1060Harmon
1061Gow
1062and
1063Mrs.
1064Ned
1065Hale
1066.
1067Each
1068of
1069my
1070chroniclers
1071contributes
1072to
1073the
1074narrative
1075just
1076so
1077much
1078as
1079he
1080or
1081she
1082is
1083capable
1084of
1085understanding
1086v
1087of
1088what
1089,
1090to
1091them
1092,
1093is
1094a
1095complicated
1096and
1097mysterious
1098case
1099;
1100and
1101only
1102the
1103narrator
1104of
1105the
1106tale
1107has
1108scope
1109enough
1110to
1111see
1112it
1113all
1114,
1115to
1116resolve
1117it
1118back
1119into
1120sim
1121,
1122iplicity
1123,
1124and
1125to
1126put
1127it
1128in
1129its
1130rightful
1131place
1132among
1133his
1134larger
1135categories
1136.
1137I
1138make
1139no
1140claim
1141for
1142originality
1143in
1144following
1145a
1146method
1147of
1148which
1149
1150La
1151Grande
1152Bretéche
1153
1154and
1155
1156The
1157Ring
1158and
1159the
1160Book
1161
1162had
1163set
1164me
1165the
1166magnificent
1167example
1168;
1169my
1170one
1171merit
1172is
1173,
1174perhaps
1175,
1176to
1177have
1178guessed
1179that
1180the
1181proceeding
1182there
1183employed
1184was
1185also
1186appli-
1187cable
1188to
1189my
1190small
1191tale
1192.
1193I
1194have
1195written
1196this
1197brief
1198analysis—the
1199first
1200I
1201have
1202ever
1203published
1204of
1205any
1206of
1207my
1208books—because
1209,
1210as
1211an
1212author
1213's
1214introduction
1215to
1216bis
1217work
1218,
1219I
1220can
1221imagine
1222nothing
1223of
1224any
1225value
1226to
1227his
1228readers
1229except
1230a
1231state-
1232ment
1233as
1234to
1235why
1236he
1237decided
1238to
1239attempt
1240the
1241work
1242in
1243question
1244,
1245and
1246why
1247he
1248selected
1249one
1250form
1251rather
1252than
1253another
1254for
1255its
1256embodiment
1257.
1258These
1259primary
1260aims
1261,
1262the
1263only
1264ones
1265that
1266can
1267be
1268explicitly
1269stated
1270,
1271must
1272,
1273by
1274the
1275artist
1276,
1277be
1278almost
1279instinctively
1280felt
1281and
1282acted
1283upon
1284before
1285there
1286can
1287pass
1288into
1289his
1290creation
1291that
1292im-
1293ponderable
1294something
1295more
1296which
1297causes
1298life
1299to
1300cir-
1301culate
1302in
1303it
1304,
1305and
1306preserves
1307it
1308for
1309a
1310little
1311from
1312decay
1313.
1314Evita
1315Wuarton
1316.
1317March
1318313t
1319,
13201922
1321.
1322Ethan
1323Frome
1324I
1325HaD
223the1326the
224story1327story
225,1328,
226bit1329bit
227by1330by
228bit1331bit
229,1332,
230from1333from
231various1334various
232people1335people
233,1336,
234and1337and
235,1338,
236as1339as
237generally1340generally
238happens1341happens
239in1342in
240such1343such
241cases1344cases
242,1345,
243each1346each
244time1347time
245it1348it
246was1349was
247a1350a
248different1351different
249story1352story
250.1353.
251If1354If
252you1355you
253know1356know
254Starkfield1357Starkfield
255,1358,
256Massachusetts1359Massachusetts
257,1360,
258you1361you
259know1362know
260the1363the
261post-office1364post-office
262.1365.
263If1366If
264you1367you
265know1368know
266the1369the
267post-office1370post-office
268you1371you
269must1372must
270have1373have
271seen1374seen
272Ethan1375Ethan
273Frome1376Frome
274drive1377drive
275up1378up
276to1379to
277it1380it
278,1381,
279drop1382drop
280the1383the
281reins1384reins
282on1385on
283his1386his
284hollow-backed1387hollow-backed
285bay1388bay
286and1389and
287drag1390drag
288himself1391himself
289across1392across
290the1393the
291brick1394brick
292pavement1395pavement
293to1396to
294the1397the
295white1398white
296colonnade1399colonnade
n297;n1400:
298and1401and
299you1402you
300must1403must
301have1404have
302asked1405asked
303who1406who
304he1407he
305was1408was
306.1409.
307It1410It
308was1411was
309there1412there
310that1413that
311,1414,
312several1415several
313years1416years
314ago1417ago
315,1418,
316I1419I
317saw1420saw
318him1421him
319for1422for
320the1423the
321first1424first
322time1425time
323;1426;
324and1427and
325the1428the
326sight1429sight
327pulled1430pulled
328me1431me
329up1432up
330sharp1433sharp
331.1434.
332Even1435Even
333then1436then
334he1437he
335was1438was
336the1439the
337most1440most
338striking1441striking
339figure1442figure
340in1443in
n341Stark-n1444Starkfield
342field
343,1445,
344though1446though
345he1447he
346was1448was
347but1449but
348the1450the
349ruin1451ruin
350of1452of
351a1453a
352man1454man
353.1455.
354It1456It
355was1457was
356not1458not
357so1459so
358much1460much
359his1461his
360great1462great
361height1463height
362that1464that
363marked1465marked
364him1466him
365,1467,
366for1468for
367the1469the
3681470
369natives1471natives
3701472
371were1473were
372easily1474easily
373singled1475singled
nn1476
374out1477out
375by1478by
376their1479their
377lank1480lank
378longitude1481longitude
379from1482from
380the1483the
381stockier1484stockier
382foreign1485foreign
383breed1486breed
384:1487:
385it1488it
386was1489was
387the1490the
388careless1491careless
389powerful1492powerful
390look1493look
391he1494he
392had1495had
393,1496,
394in1497in
395spite1498spite
396of1499of
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400]
401ETHAN
402FROME
403lameness1501lameness
404checking1502checking
405each1503each
406step1504step
nn15054
1506Ethan
1507Frome
407like1508like
408the1509the
409jerk1510jerk
410of1511of
411a1512a
412chain1513chain
413.1514.
414There1515There
415was1516was
416something1517something
417bleak1518bleak
418and1519and
419unapproachable1520unapproachable
420in1521in
421his1522his
422face1523face
423,1524,
424and1525and
425he1526he
426was1527was
427so1528so
428stiffened1529stiffened
429and1530and
430grizzled1531grizzled
431that1532that
432I1533I
433took1534took
434him1535him
435for1536for
436an1537an
437old1538old
438man1539man
439and1540and
440was1541was
441surprised1542surprised
442to1543to
443hear1544hear
444that1545that
445he1546he
446was1547was
447not1548not
448more1549more
449than1550than
450fifty-two1551fifty-two
451.1552.
452I1553I
453had1554had
454this1555this
455from1556from
456Harmon1557Harmon
457Gow1558Gow
458,1559,
459who1560who
460had1561had
461driven1562driven
462the1563the
463stage1564stage
464from1565from
465Bettsbridge1566Bettsbridge
466to1567to
467Starkfield1568Starkfield
468in1569in
469pre-trolley1570pre-trolley
470days1571days
471and1572and
472knew1573knew
473the1574the
474chronicle1575chronicle
475of1576of
476all1577all
477the1578the
478families1579families
479on1580on
480his1581his
481line1582line
482.1583.
4831584
n484Ten1585He
4851586
486s1587s
487looked1588looked
488that1589that
489way1590way
490ever1591ever
491since1592since
492he1593he
493had1594had
494his1595his
495smash-up1596smash-up
496;1597;
497and1598and
498that1599that
4991600
500s1601s
501twenty-four1602twenty-four
502years1603years
503ago1604ago
504come1605come
505next1606next
506February1607February
507,1608,
5081609
509Harmon1610Harmon
510threw1611threw
511out1612out
nn1613be-
512between1614tween
513rem-
514iniscent1615reminiscent
515pauses1616pauses
516.1617.
517The1618The
5181619
nn1620
519smash-up1621smash-up
5201622
521it1623it
522was—I1624was—I
523gathered1625gathered
524from1626from
525the1627the
526same1628same
527informant—which1629informant—which
528,1630,
529besides1631besides
530drawing1632drawing
531the1633the
532red1634red
533gash1635gash
534across1636across
535Ethan1637Ethan
536Frome1638Frome
5371639
538s1640s
539forehead1641forehead
540,1642,
541had1643had
542so1644so
n543short-n1645shortened
544ened
545and1646and
546warped1647warped
547his1648his
548right1649right
549side1650side
550that1651that
551it1652it
552cost1653cost
553him1654him
554a1655a
555visible1656visible
556effort1657effort
557to1658to
558take1659take
559the1660the
560few1661few
561steps1662steps
562from1663from
563his1664his
564buggy1665buggy
565to1666to
566the1667the
567post-office1668post-office
568window1669window
569.1670.
570He1671He
571used1672used
572to1673to
573drive1674drive
574in1675in
575from1676from
576his1677his
577farm1678farm
578every1679every
579day1680day
580at1681at
581about1682about
582noon1683noon
583,1684,
584and1685and
585as1686as
586that1687that
587was1688was
588my1689my
589own1690own
590hour1691hour
591for1692for
592fetching1693fetching
593my1694my
594mail1695mail
595I1696I
596often1697often
597passed1698passed
598him1699him
599in1700in
600the1701the
601porch1702porch
602or1703or
603stood1704stood
604beside1705beside
605him1706him
606while1707while
607we1708we
608waited1709waited
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610the1711the
611motions1712motions
612of1713of
613the1714the
n614distributingn1715distribut-
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n616be-n
617[
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619]
620ETHAN
621FROME
622hind1718behind
623the1719the
624grating1720grating
625.1721.
626I1722I
627noticed1723noticed
628that1724that
629,1725,
nn1726al-
630though1727though
631he1728he
632came1729came
633so1730so
634punctually1731punctually
635,1732,
636he1733he
637seldom1734seldom
638received1735received
639anything1736anything
640but1737but
641a1738a
642copy1739copy
643of1740of
644the1741the
645Bettsbridge1742Bettsbridge
646Eagle1743Eagle
647,1744,
nn1745Ethan
1746Frome
17475
648which1748which
649he1749he
650put1750put
651without1751without
652a1752a
653glance1753glance
654into1754into
655his1755his
656sagging1756sagging
657pocket1757pocket
658.1758.
659At1759At
660intervals1760intervals
661,1761,
n662how-n1762however
663ever
664,1763,
665the1764the
666post-master1765post-master
667would1766would
668hand1767hand
669him1768him
670an1769an
671envelope1770envelope
672addressed1771addressed
673to1772to
674Mrs.1773Mrs.
675Zenobia—or1774Zenobia—or
676Mrs.1775Mrs.
n677Zeena—n1776Zeena—Frome
678Frome
679,1777,
680and1778and
681usually1779usually
682bearing1780bearing
683conspicuously1781conspicuously
684in1782in
685the1783the
686upper1784upper
687left-hand1785left-hand
n688cornern1786cor-
1787ner
689the1788the
690address1789address
691of1790of
692some1791some
n693manu-n
694facturer1792manufacturer
695of1793of
696patent1794patent
697medicine1795medicine
698and1796and
699the1797the
700name1798name
701of1799of
702his1800his
703specific1801specific
704.1802.
705These1803These
nn1804doc-
706documents1805uments
707my1806my
708neighbour1807neighbour
709would1808would
710also1809also
711pocket1810pocket
712without1811without
713a1812a
714glance1813glance
715,1814,
716as1815as
717if1816if
718too1817too
719much1818much
720used1819used
721to1820to
722them1821them
723to1822to
724wonder1823wonder
725at1824at
726their1825their
727number1826number
728and1827and
729variety1828variety
730,1829,
731and1830and
732would1831would
733then1832then
734turn1833turn
735away1834away
736with1835with
737a1836a
738silent1837silent
739nod1838nod
740to1839to
741the1840the
n742post-n1841post-master
743master
744.1842.
745Every1843Every
746one1844one
747in1845in
748Starkfield1846Starkfield
749knew1847knew
750him1848him
751and1849and
752gave1850gave
753him1851him
754a1852a
755greeting1853greeting
756tempered1854tempered
757to1855to
758his1856his
759own1857own
760grave1858grave
761mien1859mien
762;1860;
763but1861but
764his1862his
765taciturnity1863taciturnity
766was1864was
767respected1865respected
768and1866and
769it1867it
770was1868was
771only1869only
772on1870on
773rare1871rare
774occasions1872occasions
775that1873that
776one1874one
777of1875of
778the1876the
779older1877older
780men1878men
781of1879of
782the1880the
783place1881place
784detained1882detained
785him1883him
786for1884for
787a1885a
788word1886word
789.1887.
790When1888When
791this1889this
nn1890hap-
792happened1891pened
793he1892he
794would1893would
795listen1894listen
796quietly1895quietly
797,1896,
798his1897his
799blue1898blue
800eyes1899eyes
801on1900on
802the1901the
803speaker1902speaker
8041903
805s1904s
806face1905face
807,1906,
808and1907and
809answer1908answer
810in1909in
811so1910so
812low1911low
813a1912a
814tone1913tone
815that1914that
816his1915his
817words1916words
818never1917never
819reached1918reached
820me1919me
821;1920;
822then1921then
823he1922he
824would1923would
825climb1924climb
826stiffly1925stiffly
827into1926into
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8295
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831ETHAN
832FROME
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834buggy1928buggy
835,1929,
836gather1930gather
837up1931up
838the1932the
839reins1933reins
840in1934in
841his1935his
842left1936left
843hand1937hand
844and1938and
845drive1939drive
846slowly1940slowly
847away1941away
848in1942in
849the1943the
850direction1944direction
851of1945of
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25921120
25922]
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26121121
26122]
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2636027179
26361Andrew27180Andrew
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26370122
26371]
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26373FROME
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26594123
26595]
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26597FROME
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26620
26621ll
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26637.27445.
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26646s27454s
26647a27455a
26648whole27456whole
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26656,27464,
26657and27465and
26658Mattie——27466Mattie——
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26660Zeena27468Zeena
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26758t27566t
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27608sion
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27617Frome
27618115
26807Mattie27619Mattie
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26811124
26812]
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26814FROME
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26844a27649a
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26865T27670T
26866don27671don
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26868t27673t
26869know27674know
26870what27675what
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2687427679
26875he27680he
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26879Mat-27684Mat-
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26881Silver27686Silver
2688227687
26883s27688s
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26885a27690a
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34944160
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35414162
35415]
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35417FROME
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37284tion
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36602moment37293moment
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36605the37296the
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36656she37347she
36657rose37348rose
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36659her37350her
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36663:37354:
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36664We37356We
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3666637358
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36756168
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36798the37488the
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36801.37491.
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36804open37494open
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36859the37550the
36860earth37551earth
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36862alone37553alone
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36865they37556they
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36867into37558into
36868the37559the
36869Starkfield37560Starkfield
36870road37561road
36871Ethan37562Ethan
36872said37563said
36873:37564:
3687437565
36875Matt37566Matt
36876,37567,
36877what37568what
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36945Starkfield.37639Starkfield.
3694637640
3694737641
36948And37642And
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36950you37644you
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36951're37646re
36952going37647going
36953to37648to
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3696537660
36966There37661There
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36969be37664be
36970no37665no
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36988169
36989]
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37691Ethan
37692Frome
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3701937713
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3702137715
37022t37716t
37023there37717there
37024any37718any
37025of37719of
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37029s37723s
37030folks37724folks
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3703637730
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3703937733
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37050He37744He
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37055say37749say
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37110,37804,
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3714837843
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37152,37847,
3715337848
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37162light37856light
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37168letter37862letter
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37187astonishment37880astonishment
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37229170
37230]
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37248snow37937snow
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37941157
3725037942
37251Tell37943Tell
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37253,37945,
37254Matt37946Matt
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37257me37949me
37258!37950!
3725937951
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37263.37955.
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37266silent37958silent
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37268a37960a
37269moment37961moment
37270;37962;
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37305moon37997moon
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3731138003
37312t38004t
37313sleep.38005sleep.
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37315His38007His
37316heart38008heart
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3734638038
37347The38039The
37348first38040first
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37351at38043at
37352Shadow38044Shadow
37353Pond.38045Pond.
3735438046
3735538047
37356Was38048Was
37357that38049that
37358why38050why
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37360gave38052gave
37361me38053me
37362my38054my
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37429They38120They
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37438point38129point
37439where38130where
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37444the38135the
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37449s38140s
37450mill38141mill
37451and38142and
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37454descended38145descended
37455the38146the
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37457descended38148descended
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37459171
37460]
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37462FROME
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37472from38158from
37473the38159the
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3747838164
37479T38165T
3748038166
37481m38167m
37482tied38168tied
37483hand38169hand
37484and38170and
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37486,38172,
37487Matt38173Matt
37488.38174.
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3749138177
37492t38178t
37493a38179a
37494thing38180thing
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37496can38182can
37497do38183do
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37500he38186he
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37502again38188again
37503.38189.
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37507write38193write
37508to38194to
37509me38195me
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38201Ethan
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37547want38236want
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37559re38248re
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3756138250
3756238251
37563You38252You
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38529when39228when
38530they39229they
38531reached39230reached
38532the39231the
38533level39232level
38534ground39233ground
n38535be-n
38536yond39234beyond
38537,39235,
38538and39236and
38539the39237the
38540speed39238speed
38541of39239of
38542the39240the
38543sled39241sled
38544began39242began
38545to39243to
38546slacken39244slacken
38547,39245,
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38549heard39247heard
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38551give39249give
38552a39250a
38553little39251little
38554laugh39252laugh
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38556glee39254glee
38557.39255.
38558They39256They
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38563to39261to
38564walk39262walk
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38566up39264up
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38568hill39266hill
38569.39267.
38570Ethan39268Ethan
38571dragged39269dragged
38572the39270the
38573sled39271sled
38574with39272with
38575one39273one
38576hand39274hand
38577and39275and
38578passed39276passed
38579the39277the
38580other39278other
38581through39279through
38582Mattie39280Mattie
3858339281
38584s39282s
38585arm39283arm
38586.39284.
3858739285
38588Were39286Were
38589you39287you
38590scared39288scared
38591I39289I
3859239290
38593d39291d
38594run39292run
38595you39293you
38596into39294into
38597the39295the
38598elm39296elm
38599?39297?
3860039298
38601he39299he
38602asked39300asked
38603with39301with
38604a39302a
38605boyish39303boyish
38606laugh39304laugh
38607.39305.
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38609176
38610]
38611ETHAN
38612FROME
3861339306
38614T39307T
38615told39308told
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3862439317
38625she39318she
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38627swered39319answered
38628.39320.
3862939321
38630The39322The
38631strange39323strange
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38646.39338.
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38650a39342a
38651tricky39343tricky
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38655.39347.
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38659,39351,
38660and39352and
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38662'd
38663never39354never
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38675to39366to
38676a39367a
38677hair39368hair
3867839369
38679s-breadth—always39370s-breadth—always
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3868139372
38682She39373She
38683murmured39374murmured
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3868539376
38686I39377I
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38692got39383got
38693the39384the
38694surest39385surest
38695eye39386eye
n38696...n39387.
39388.
39389.
3869739390
38698Deep39391Deep
38699silence39392silence
38700had39393had
38701fallen39394fallen
38702with39395with
38703the39396the
38704starless39397starless
38705dusk39398dusk
38706,39399,
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38710on39403on
38711each39404each
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38713without39406without
38714speaking39407speaking
38715;39408;
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38720of39413of
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38723Ethan39416Ethan
38724said39417said
38725to39418to
38726himself39419himself
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3872839421
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3873039423
38731s39424s
38732the39425the
38733last39426last
38734time39427time
38735we39428we
38736'll39429'll
38737ever39430ever
38738walk39431walk
nn39432to-
38739together.39433gether.
3874039434
38741They39435They
38742mounted39436mounted
38743slowly39437slowly
38744to39438to
38745the39439the
38746top39440top
38747of39441of
38748the39442the
38749hill39443hill
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38751When39445When
38752they39446they
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38756the39450the
38757church39451church
38758he39452he
38759stooped39453stooped
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39455Frome
39456163
38760his39457his
38761head39458head
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38763her39460her
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38766:39463:
3876739464
38768Are39465Are
38769you39466you
38770tired39467tired
38771?39468?
3877239469
38773and39470and
38774she39471she
38775answered39472answered
38776,39473,
38777breathing39474breathing
38778quickly39475quickly
38779:39476:
3878039477
38781It39478It
38782was39479was
38783splendid39480splendid
38784!39481!
3878539482
38786With39483With
38787a39484a
38788pressure39485pressure
38789of39486of
38790his39487his
38791arm39488arm
38792he39489he
38793guided39490guided
38794her39491her
n38795tow-n39492to-
38796ard39493ward
38797the39494the
38798Norway39495Norway
38799spruces39496spruces
38800.39497.
3880139498
38802I39499I
38803guess39500guess
38804this39501this
38805sled39502sled
38806must39503must
38807be39504be
38808Ned39505Ned
38809Hale39506Hale
3881039507
38811s39508s
38812.39509.
38813Anyhow39510Anyhow
38814I39511I
nn39512
38815'll39513ll
38816leave39514leave
38817it39515it
38818where39516where
38819I39517I
38820found39518found
38821it.39519it.
3882239520
38823He39521He
38824drew39522drew
38825the39523the
38826sled39524sled
38827up39525up
38828to39526to
38829the39527the
38830Varnum39528Varnum
38831gate39529gate
38832and39530and
38833rested39531rested
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38835against39533against
38836the39534the
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38843Lu7
38844]
38845ETHAN
38846FROME
38847self
38848he39541he
38849suddenly39542suddenly
38850felt39543felt
38851Mattie39544Mattie
38852close39545close
38853to39546to
38854him39547him
38855among39548among
38856the39549the
38857shadows39550shadows
38858.39551.
3885939552
n38860Tsn39553Is
38861this39554this
38862where39555where
38863Ned39556Ned
38864and39557and
38865Ruth39558Ruth
38866kissed39559kissed
38867each39560each
38868other39561other
38869?39562?
3887039563
38871she39564she
38872whispered39565whispered
38873breathlessly39566breathlessly
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38875and39568and
38876flung39569flung
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38878arms39571arms
38879about39572about
38880him39573him
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38882Her39575Her
38883lips39576lips
38884,39577,
38885groping39578groping
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38888,39581,
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38891his39584his
38892face39585face
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38896held39589held
38897her39590her
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38899in39592in
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38901rapture39594rapture
38902of39595of
38903surprise39596surprise
38904.39597.
3890539598
38906Good-bye—good-bye39599Good-bye—good-bye
38907,39600,
3890839601
38909she39602she
38910stammered39603stammered
38911,39604,
38912and39605and
38913kissed39606kissed
38914him39607him
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3891739610
38918Oh39611Oh
38919,39612,
38920Matt39613Matt
nn39614,
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3892339617
38924t39618t
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38930broke39624broke
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38932him39626him
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38935same39629same
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38938.39632.
38939She39633She
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38941herself39635herself
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38950.39644.
3895139645
38952Oh39646Oh
38953,39647,
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38955can39649can
3895639650
38957t39651t
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3896139655
38962she39656she
38963wailed39657wailed
38964.39658.
3896539659
38966Matt39660Matt
38967!39661!
38968What39662What
nn39663
38969'll39664ll
38970we39665we
38971do39666do
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nn39669
38974'll39670ll
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38979They39675They
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38985s39681s
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38993shook39689shook
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38995desperate39691desperate
38996sobs39692sobs
38997.39693.
38998Through39694Through
38999the39695the
39000stillness39696stillness
39001they39697they
39002heard39698heard
39003the39699the
39004church39700church
39005clock39701clock
39006striking39702striking
39007five39703five
39008.39704.
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39706Ethan
39707Frome
3900939708
39010Oh39709Oh
39011,39710,
39012Ethan39711Ethan
39013,39712,
39014it39713it
3901539714
39016s39715s
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39020she39719she
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39028him39727him
39029.39728.
3903039729
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3903739736
39038t39737t
39039suppose39738suppose
39040I39739I
3904139740
39042m39741m
39043going39742going
39044to39743to
39045leave39744leave
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3905039749
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39054my39753my
39055train39754train
39056where39755where
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39058d
39059I39757I
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39061?39759?
3906239760
3906339761
39064Where39762Where
39065are39763are
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39068if39766if
39069you39767you
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39071it39769it
39072?39770?
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39075178
39076]
39077ETHAN
39078FROME
39079She39772She
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39082,39775,
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39086cold39779cold
39087and39780and
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39088relaxed39782laxed
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39090his39784his
39091.39785.
3909239786
39093What39787What
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39789s
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39096good39791good
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39100us39795us
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39102anywheres39798wheres
39103without39799without
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39105other39801other
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39119she39815she
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39122heard39818heard
39123him39819him
39124.39820.
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39128her39824her
39129hands39825hands
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39131his39827his
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39138neck39834neck
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39144drenched39840drenched
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39147his39843his
39148face39844face
39149.39845.
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39152!39848!
39153Ethan39849Ethan
39154!39850!
39155I39851I
39156want39852want
39157you39853you
39158to39854to
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39161down39857down
39162again39858again
39163!39859!
3916439860
3916539861
39166Down39862Down
39167where39863where
39168?39864?
3916939865
3917039866
39171The39867The
39172coast39868coast
39173.39869.
39174Right39870Right
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39176,39872,
3917739873
39178she39874she
39179panted39875panted
39180.39876.
3918139877
39182So39878So
3918339879
39184t39880t
39185we'll39881we'll
39186never39882never
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39189any39885any
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3919139887
3919239888
39193Matt39889Matt
39194!39890!
39195What39891What
39196on39892on
39197earth39893earth
39198do39894do
39199you39895you
39200mean39896mean
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3920239898
39203She39899She
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39205her39901her
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39209his39905his
39210ear39906ear
39211to39907to
39212say39908say
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39215Right39911Right
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39217the39913the
39218big39914big
39219elm39915elm
39220.39916.
39221You39917You
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39225.39921.
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39228t39924t
39229we39925we
3923039926
39231d39927d
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39233have39929have
39234to39930to
39235leave39931leave
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3924039936
3924139937
39242Why39938Why
39243,39939,
39244what39940what
39245are39941are
39246you39942you
39247talking39943talking
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39250You39946You
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39251're39948re
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39254
3925539951
n39256Tn39952Tm
39257
39258m
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39261;39955;
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39264will39958will
39265be39959be
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39268leave39962leave
39269you.39963you.
3927039964
3927139965
39272Oh39966Oh
39273,39967,
39274Matt39968Matt
39275,39969,
39276Matt—39970Matt—
3927739971
39278he39972he
39279groaned39973groaned
39280.39974.
nn39975Ethan
39976Frome
39977165
39281She39978She
39282tightened39979tightened
39283her39980her
39284fierce39981fierce
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39288neck39985neck
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39290Her39987Her
39291face39988face
39292lay39989lay
39293close39990close
39294to39991to
39295his39992his
39296face39993face
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3929839995
39299Ethan39996Ethan
39300,39997,
39301where39998where
3930239999
39303ll40000ll
39304I40001I
39305go40002go
39306if40003if
39307I40004I
39308leave40005leave
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39312don40009don
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39314t40011t
39315know40012know
n39316[n
39317179
39318]
39319ETHAN
39320FROME
39321how40013how
39322to40014to
39323get40015get
39324along40016along
39325alone40017alone
39326.40018.
39327You40019You
39328said40020said
n39329on40021so
39330yourself40022your-
40023self
39331just40024just
39332now40025now
39333.40026.
39334Nobody40027Nobody
39335but40028but
39336you40029you
39337was40030was
39338ever40031ever
39339good40032good
39340to40033to
39341me40034me
39342.40035.
39343And40036And
39344there40037there
nn40038
39345'll40039ll
39346be40040be
39347that40041that
39348strange40042strange
39349girl40043girl
39350in40044in
39351the40045the
39352house40046house
39353.40047.
39354.40048.
39355.40049.
39356and40050and
39357she40051she
nn40052
39358'll40053ll
39359sleep40054sleep
39360in40055in
39361my40056my
39362bed40057bed
39363,40058,
39364where40059where
39365I40060I
39366used40061used
39367to40062to
39368lay40063lay
39369nights40064nights
39370and40065and
39371listen40066listen
39372to40067to
39373hear40068hear
39374you40069you
39375come40070come
39376up40071up
39377the40072the
39378stairs40073stairs
39379.40074.
39380.40075.
39381.40076.
3938240077
39383The40078The
39384words40079words
39385were40080were
39386like40081like
39387fragments40082fragments
39388torn40083torn
39389from40084from
39390his40085his
39391heart40086heart
39392.40087.
39393With40088With
39394them40089them
39395came40090came
39396the40091the
39397hated40092hated
39398vision40093vision
39399of40094of
39400the40095the
39401house40096house
39402he40097he
39403was40098was
39404going40099going
39405back40100back
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39407the40102the
39408stairs40103stairs
39409he40104he
39410would40105would
39411have40106have
39412to40107to
39413go40108go
39414up40109up
39415every40110every
39416night40111night
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39418of40113of
39419the40114the
39420woman40115woman
39421who40116who
39422would40117would
39423wait40118wait
39424for40119for
39425him40120him
39426there40121there
39427.40122.
39428And40123And
39429the40124the
39430sweetness40125sweetness
39431of40126of
39432Mattie40127Mattie
3943340128
39434s40129s
39435avowal40130avowal
39436,40131,
39437the40132the
39438wild40133wild
39439wonder40134wonder
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n39441knowingn40136know-
40137ing
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39443last40139last
39444that40140that
39445all40141all
39446that40142that
39447had40143had
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39449pened40144happened
39450to40145to
39451him40146him
39452had40147had
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39454to40149to
39455her40150her
39456too40151too
39457,40152,
39458made40153made
39459the40154the
39460other40155other
39461vision40156vision
39462more40157more
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39464,40159,
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39466other40161other
39467life40162life
39468more40163more
n39469intol-n40164intolerable
39470erable
39471to40165to
39472return40166return
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n39474...n40168.
40169.
40170.
39475Her40171Her
39476pleadings40172pleadings
39477still40173still
39478came40174came
39479to40175to
39480him40176him
39481between40177between
39482short40178short
39483sobs40179sobs
39484,40180,
39485but40181but
39486he40182he
39487no40183no
39488longer40184longer
39489heard40185heard
39490what40186what
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39492was40188was
n39493sayingn40189say-
40190ing
39494.40191.
39495Her40192Her
39496hat40193hat
39497had40194had
39498slipped40195slipped
39499back40196back
39500and40197and
39501he40198he
39502was40199was
n39503strokingn40200strok-
40201ing
39504her40202her
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43586hidden
43587e\
43588-n
43589from
43590ourselves
43591,
43592that
43593account
43594for
43595the
43596admiration
43597with
43598which
43599we
43600regard
43601her
43602ehort
43603stories.
43604
43605—London
43606Academy
43607.
43608[
4360912mo
43610,
43611$
436121.25
43613net
43614]
43615The
43616Joy
43617of
43618Living
43619(
43620Es
43621lebe
43622das
43623Leben
43624)
43625A
43626play
43627in
43628five
43629acts
43630by
43631Haraann
43632Supermann
43633.
43634Trans
43635:
43636lated
43637from
43638the
43639German
43640by
43641Eprru
43642WHarron
43643.
43644BOOKS
43645BY
43646EDITH
43647WHARTON
43648[
43649Svo
43650,
43651$
436522.00
43653net
43654.
43655Postpaid
43656$
436572.20
43658)
43659A
43660Motor
43661Flight
43662Through
43663France
43664With
4366548
43666full-page
43667illustrations
43668CONTENTS
43669Boulogne
43670to
43671Amiens
43672Royat
43673to
43674Bourges
43675Beauvais
43676and
43677Rouen
43678Paris
43679to
43680Poitiers
43681From
43682Rouen
43683to
43684Fontainebleau
43685Poitiers
43686to
43687the
43688Pyrenees
43689The
43690Loire
43691and
43692the
43693Indre
43694The
43695Pyrenees
43696to
43697Provence
43698Nohant
43699to
43700Clermont
43701The
43702Rhone
43703to
43704the
43705Seine
43706In
43707Auvergne
43708A
43709Flight
43710to
43711the
43712North-East
43713A
43714trip
43715through
43716many
43717parts
43718of
43719France
43720,
43721not
43722to
43723the
43724larger
43725cities
43726,
43727but
43728to
43729the
43730smaller
43731and
43732out-of-the-way
43733towns
43734not
43735often
43736visited
43737and
43738little
43739known
43740,
43741and
43742above
43743all
43744through
43745the
43746country
43747itself
43748.
43749With
43750grace
43751and
43752lightness
43753of
43754touch
43755,
43756Mrs.
43757Wharton
43758gives
43759an
43760impression
43761of
43762a
43763town
43764,
43765a
43766castle
43767,
43768a
43769church
43770,
43771suggesting
43772its
43773charm
43774,
43775its
43776story
43777,
43778and
43779its
43780look
43781to-day
43782with
43783inimitable
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43785.
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43793Italian
43794Backgrounds
43795IntustRraTeD
43796BY
43797Perxorro
43798
43799Belongs
43800in
43801that
43802small
43803class
43804of
43805books
43806of
43807observation
43808which
43809are
43810also
43811books
43812of
43813artistic
43814and
43815spiritual
43816interpretation
43817;
43818which
43819Beer
43820fase
43821hater
43822eco
43823ae
43824convey
43825an
43826impression
43827of
43828peoples
43829,
43830a
43831sense
43832of
43833society
43834,
43835with
43836the
43837elusive
43838atmosphere
43839in
43840which
43841everything
43842of
43843historical
43844or
43845artistic
43846value
43847is
43848seen
43849by
43850those
43851who
43852have
43853the
43854gift
43855of
43856sight.
43857
43858—The
43859Outlook
43860.
43861[
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43869The
43870Decoration
43871of
43872Houses
43873With
4387456
43875full-page
43876illustrations
43877,
43878by
43879Eprr
43880Waarron
43881and
43882Oapex
43883Copman
43884,
43885JR
43886.